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      Microbial heavy-metal resistance.

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      Applied microbiology and biotechnology
      Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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          Abstract

          We are just beginning to understand the metabolism of heavy metals and to use their metabolic functions in biotechnology, although heavy metals comprise the major part of the elements in the periodic table. Because they can form complex compounds, some heavy metal ions are essential trace elements, but, essential or not, most heavy metals are toxic at higher concentrations. This review describes the workings of known metal-resistance systems in microorganisms. After an account of the basic principles of homoeostasis for all heavy-metal ions, the transport of the 17 most important (heavy metal) elements is compared.

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          Journal
          Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
          Applied microbiology and biotechnology
          Springer Science and Business Media LLC
          0175-7598
          0175-7598
          Jun 1999
          : 51
          : 6
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Institut für Mikrobiologie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. d.nies@mikrobiologie.uni-halle.de
          Article
          10.1007/s002530051457
          10422221
          34b6c358-60de-4d12-a5bb-5d0bf31c5b6a
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