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Microorganisms and heavy metal toxicity

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Published1977
Citations741
References118

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1975 • 123 citations

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1970 • 122 citations

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1975 • 119 citations

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1977 • 117 citations

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1976 • 116 citations

The Effect of Deleterious Concentrations of Copper on the Photosynthesis of Chlorella pyrenoidosa

1969 • 115 citations

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1977 • 103 citations

Studies on the methylation of mercuric chloride by pure cultures of bacteria and fungi

1973 • 100 citations

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1972 • 99 citations

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1977 • 98 citations

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1972 • 97 citations

Reductions in the Toxicity of Cadmium to Microorganisms by Clay Minerals

1977 • 95 citations

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1976 • 86 citations

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1977 • 76 citations

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1975 • 74 citations

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1972 • 73 citations

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1973 • 73 citations

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1975 • 70 citations

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1973 • 70 citations

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1975 • 69 citations

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1971 • 66 citations

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1973 • 57 citations

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1974 • 56 citations

Degradation of Methylmercury by Bacteria Isolated from Environmental Samples

1973 • 55 citations

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1964 • 54 citations

Mechanism of Mercuric Chloride Resistance in Microorganisms: II. NADPH-Dependent Reduction of Mercuric Chloride and Vaporization of Mercury from Mercuric Chloride by a Multiple Drug Resistant Strain of Escherichia coli*

1971 • 52 citations

Zinc Uptake in Neocosmospora vasinfecta

1972 • 52 citations

Effect of Phosphate and Other Anions on Trimethylarsine Formation by Candida humicola

1973 • 50 citations

Effects of Cadmium on the Growth and Uptake of Microorganisms1

1975 • 49 citations

Mechanism of Plasmid-Mediated Resistance to Cadmium in Staphylococcus aureus

1975 • 47 citations

Cadmium and zinc sensitivity and tolerance in Klebsiella (Aerobacter) aerogenes.

1976 • 47 citations

Metabolic Injury to Bacteria II. Metabolic Injury Induced by Distilled Water or Cu ++ in the Plating Diluent

1967 • 46 citations

Algae in relation to mine water

1969 • 45 citations

Sub-cellular Location of Mercury in Yeast Grown in the Presence of Mercuric Chloride

1975 • 44 citations

An electronmicroscopic study on copper precipitation by copper-resistant yeast cells

1963 • 44 citations

Effects of Mercuric Chloride on Growth and Morphology of Selected Strains of Mercury-Resistant Bacteria

1975 • 43 citations

The Microflora of the Non-Calcareous Streams Rheidol and Melindwr With Special Reference to Water Pollution from Lead Mines in Cardiganshire

1937 • 43 citations

Association of Methionine Requirement with Methyl Mercury Resistant Mutants of Yeast

1974 • 43 citations

Toxicity and accumulation of thallium in bacteria and yeast

1976 • 43 citations

Syngenesis of sulfide ores; desorption of adsorbed metal ions and their precipitation as sulfides

1964 • 42 citations

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2014 • 42 citations

Characteristics and Relationships of Mercury-Resistant Mutants and Methionine Auxotrophs of Yeast

1974 • 39 citations

Metal accumulation by bacteria with particular reference to dissimilatory sulphate-reducing bacteria

1976 • 38 citations

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1977 • 38 citations

Cyclic Accumulation of Zinc by Candida utilis during Growth in Batch Culture

1977 • 37 citations

Reduction of Mercury to the Elemental State by a Yeast

1974 • 36 citations

Environmental Transformation of Alkylated and Inorganic Forms of Certain Metals

1977 • 35 citations

Mercury-Resistant Bacteria and Petroleum Degradation

1974 • 33 citations

Plasmid dependent impermeability barrier to cadmium ions in Staphylococcus aureus.

1975 • 32 citations

INHIBITORY EFFECT OF COMMON ELEMENTS TOWARDS YEAST GROWTH

1951 • 32 citations

Transformation of Elemental Mercury by Bacteria

1975 • 32 citations

The mechanism of uptake of cobalt ions by Neurospora crassa

1970 • 31 citations

Mercury-Resistant Bacteria and Petroleum Degradation

1974 • 30 citations

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1976 • 30 citations

On the Role of Bacitracin Peptides in Trace Metal Transport by Bacillus licheniformis

1976 • 27 citations

Effects of Mercuric Chloride on Growth and Morphology of Selected Strains of Mercury-Resistant Bacteria

1975 • 25 citations

Stimulation of Mycelial Growth of Endothia parasitica by Heavy Metals

1971 • 24 citations

Detection and Identification of Diagnostic Histoplasma capsulatum Precipitates by Counterelectrophoresis

1973 • 24 citations

Reduction of Mercury to the Elemental State by a Yeast

1974 • 24 citations

Resistance of Chrysosporium pannorum to an organomercury fungicide

1975 • 23 citations

STUDIES ON THE PATHWAY OF SULFIDE PRODUCTION IN A COPPER-ADAPTED YEAST

1965 • 23 citations

Detoxifying effect of yellow substance on E. coli in media containing copper

1975 • 23 citations

Transformation of Elemental Mercury by Bacteria

1975 • 23 citations

Epidemiology of Antibiotic and Heavy Metal Resistance in Bacteria: Resistance Patterns in Staphylococci Isolated from Populations Not Known to be Exposed to Heavy Metals

1975 • 21 citations

Sensitivity of Mixed Populations of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli to Mercurials

1965 • 20 citations

Copper Sulfide Precipitation by Yeasts from Acid Mine-Waters

1967 • 19 citations

Epidemiology of Antibiotic and Heavy Metal Resistance in Bacteria: Resistance Patterns in Staphylococci Isolated from Populations in Iraq Exposed and Not Exposed to Heavy Metals or Antibiotics

1975 • 17 citations

Stimulation of Mycelial Growth of Endothia parasitica by Heavy Metals 1

1971 • 16 citations

Comparative toxicity of free ions and complexes of copper and amino acids to Candida utilis

1971 • 14 citations

Copper Sulfide Precipitation by Yeasts from Acid Mine-Waters

1967 • 14 citations

Sensitivity of Mixed Populations of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli to Mercurials

1965 • 13 citations

Oxidative detoxication of thallium in the yeast mitochondria

1973 • 12 citations

Toxicity of Copper and Ascorbic Acid toSerratia marcescens

1966 • 12 citations

The Effect of Several Trace Metals on Fermentation

1967 • 12 citations

The sensitivity of mixed populations of bacteria to inhibitors

1961 • 12 citations

[Distribution of microflora in oil strata operated over long periods of time].

1971 • 8 citations

An Asymmetric Respiratory Response Occurring when Fluoride and Copper Ions are Applied Jointly to Chlorella vulgaris

1969 • 7 citations

Comparison of Original and Secondarily Developed Copper Resistance of Yeast Strains

1964 • 7 citations

Mechanism for mercury tolerance in fungi. [Aspergillus niger; Rhizoctonia solani; Pythium ultimum]

1964 • 7 citations

ROLE OF SULFUR METABOLISM IN COPPER-RESISTANCE OF YEAST<xref ref-type="fn" rid="fn1"><sup>1</sup></xref>

1959 • 6 citations

Staining yeast cells for electron microscopy by growth in copper-containing nutrient broth

1972 • 5 citations

Einfluß der Cu++-Ionen auf den morphologischen, cytologischen und physiologischen Zustand vonCandida utilis-Zellen bei kontinuierlicher Kultivierung

1977 • 5 citations

Mechanism of mercuric chloride resistance in microorganisms-1,2-

1971 • 4 citations

Einfluß der Cu++‐Ionen auf den morphologischen, cytologischen und physiologischen Zustand von Candida utilis‐Zellen bei kontinuierlicher Kultivierung

1977 • 4 citations

[Toxic effect of a lead complex with DL-cysteine on Aspergillus niger].

1968 • 4 citations

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