PLASMID-DETERMINED RESISTANCE TO ARSENIC AND ANTIMONY IN PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA

被引:13
作者
CERVANTES, C
CHAVEZ, J
机构
[1] Instituto de Investigaciones Químico-Biológicas, Universidad Michoacana, Morelia, Mich.
来源
ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY | 1992年 / 61卷 / 04期
关键词
ARSENATE RESISTANCE; ARSENITE RESISTANCE; PLASMID; PSEUDOMONAS;
D O I
10.1007/BF00713941
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Resistance to arsenic salts in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolate was shown to be determined by a 100 kb transferable plasmid. The resistance pattern included arsenate, arsenite, and antimonate ions. Arsenate and arsenite resistances were inducible by previous exposure of cultures to subinhibitory amounts of either of the two ions. Phosphate ions protected P. aeruginosa cells from the toxic effects of arsenate but did not alter arsenite toxicity.
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页码:333 / 337
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