TY - GEN
T1 - Microbial arsenic metabolism and the impact on arsenic bioremediation
AU - Jean, J. S.
AU - Das, S.
AU - Liu, C. C.
AU - Kar, S.
AU - Bundschuh, J.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Arsenic toxicity has become a global concern owing to the ever-increasing contamination of water, soil and crops in many regions of the world. Microorganisms have evolved a wide spectrum of pathways such as oxidation/reduction, compartmentalization, exclusion, and immobilization as the main natural defense mechanisms to arsenic. This short review highlights our current understanding of the ecology, genes and enzymes involved in natural arsenic metabolisms, and some successful examples of engineered microbes that harness these natural mechanisms for effective remediation.
AB - Arsenic toxicity has become a global concern owing to the ever-increasing contamination of water, soil and crops in many regions of the world. Microorganisms have evolved a wide spectrum of pathways such as oxidation/reduction, compartmentalization, exclusion, and immobilization as the main natural defense mechanisms to arsenic. This short review highlights our current understanding of the ecology, genes and enzymes involved in natural arsenic metabolisms, and some successful examples of engineered microbes that harness these natural mechanisms for effective remediation.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84864877816
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84864877816#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1201/b12522-180
DO - 10.1201/b12522-180
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84864877816
SN - 9780415637633
T3 - Understanding the Geological and Medical Interface of Arsenic, As 2012 - 4th International Congress: Arsenic in the Environment
SP - 451
EP - 453
BT - Understanding the Geological and Medical Interface of Arsenic, As 2012 - 4th International Congress
PB - Taylor and Francis - Balkema
T2 - 4th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, As 2012
Y2 - 22 July 2012 through 27 July 2012
ER -