A high Mn(II)-tolerance strain, Bacillus thuringiensis HM7, isolated from manganese ore and its biosorption characteristics

Microorganisms play a significant part in detoxifying and immobilizing excessive metals. The present research isolated a strain (HM7) with high Mn(II) tolerance from Mn(II)-contaminated soil samples. The 16S rDNA sequence analysis showed that HM7 had a 99% similarity to Bacillus thuringiensis, which...

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Main Authors: Huimin Huang, Yunlin Zhao, Zhenggang Xu, Yi Ding, Xiaomei Zhou, Meng Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/8589.pdf