ArxA From Azoarcus sp. CIB, an Anaerobic Arsenite Oxidase From an Obligate Heterotrophic and Mesophilic Bacterium

Arsenic is a toxic element widely distributed in nature, but numerous bacteria are able to resist its toxicity mainly through the ars genes encoding an arsenate reductase and an arsenite efflux pump. Some “arsenotrophic” bacteria are also able to use arsenite as energy supplier during autotrophic gr...

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Main Authors: Gonzalo Durante-Rodríguez, Helga Fernández-Llamosas, Elena Alonso-Fernandes, María Nieves Fernández-Muñiz, Riansares Muñoz-Olivas, Eduardo Díaz, Manuel Carmona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01699/full