Antibiotic- and heavy-metal resistance in bacteria isolated from deep subsurface in El Callao region, Venezuela

The effect of contamination with mercury (Hg) in the deep subsurface bacterial communities in the region of El Callao (Bolívar State, Venezuela) was investigated. Bacterial communities from two deep levels (-288 m and -388 m) in a gold mine were studied with the aim of describe the most relevant fea...

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Main Authors: Maura Lina Rojas Pirela, María Mercedes Ball, Wilmar Alirio Botello Suárez
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2014-07-01
Series:Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/biotecnologia/article/view/41004