Kinetics of zinc toxicity to environmental bacterial isolates

Toxicity of zinc to Pseudomonas, Escherichia, Proteus, Bacillus and Arthrobacter species isolated from a tropical river and petroleum refinery effluent was assessed using TTC-dehydrogenase activity (DHA) inhibition test. At sufficient concentrations, zinc is toxic to these bacterial cells, and the e...

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Main Author: Christian Okechukwu Nweke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi) 2009-12-01
Series:Revista Ambiente & Água
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Online Access:http://www.ambi-agua.net/seer/index.php/ambi-agua/article/view/299