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FEMS MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS
Volume 25, Issue 3, Pages 335-347Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6445(01)00057-2
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chromium transport; chromium toxicity; chromate reduction; chromium resistance; bioremediation
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Chromium is a highly toxic non-essential metal for microorganisms and plants. Due to its widespread industrial use, chromium (Cr) has become a serious pollutant in diverse environmental settings. The hexavalent form of the metal, Cr(VI), is considered a more toxic species than the relatively innocuous and less mobile Cr(III) form. The presence of Cr in the environment has selected microbial and plant variants able to tolerate high levels of Cr compounds. The diverse Cr-resistance mechanisms displayed by microorganisms, acid probably by plants, include biosorption. diminished accumulation, precipitation, reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III), and chromate efflux. some of these systems have been proposed as potential biotechnological tools for the bioremediation of Cr pollution. In this review we summarize the interactions of bacteria, algae, fungi and plants with Cr and its compounds. (C) 2001 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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