Molecular Microbiology of Heavy Metals

Download or read book Molecular Microbiology of Heavy Metals written by Dietrich H. Nies and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-03-24 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers allocation of metals in cells, metal transporter, storage and metalloregulatory proteins, cellular responses to metal ion stress, transcription of genes involved in metal ion homeostasis, uptake of essential metals, metal efflux and other detoxification mechanisms. The book also discusses metal bioreporters for the nanomolar range of concentration and tools to address the metallome. In addition, coverage details specific metals.