Vol. 8, Issue 4 (2020)
Microbial diversity analysis and bioremediation to evade heavy metal toxicity
Author(s): Subaran Singh and Supriya Ambawat
Abstract: Heavy metals are described based on their specific gravity carrying more than five gram per cc. Metals like iron, nickel, copper and chromium are important in very lesser concentration for continued existence of all forms of life. Most heavy metals are toxic to cells. The toxicity of heavy metal is due to their presence in abundance and buildup. Different studies related to interactions between microorganisms and heavy metals has mainly targeted on bacterial transformation and alteration of metallic ions by reduction in diverse polluted environments. Different organisms might be differentiated by observing several patterns obtained based on cleavage of their DNA using a molecular technique called Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP). The chromosomal G+C content is most important criteria for bacterial identification and classification based on its Tm (melting temperature) calculation. On the other hand, in silico tools like UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot and UniProtKB/TrEMBL databases can be used for pattern analysis of proteins expressed under heavy metal stresses.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i4ao.10155
Pages: 3269-3274 | 448 Views 70 Downloads
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Subaran Singh, Supriya Ambawat. Microbial diversity analysis and bioremediation to evade heavy metal toxicity. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(4):3269-3274. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i4ao.10155
