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Bacterial metal resistance genes and metal bioavailability in contaminated sediments
Roosa, S.; Wattiez, R.; Prygiel, E.; Lesven, L.; Billon, G.; Gillan, D.C. (2014). Bacterial metal resistance genes and metal bioavailability in contaminated sediments. Environ. Pollut. 189: 143-151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2014.02.031
In: Environmental Pollution. Elsevier: Barking. ISSN 0269-7491; e-ISSN 1873-6424, meer
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    Marien/Kust
Author keywords
    Bacterial; Metals; Sediments; Resistance; Bioavailability

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  • Roosa, S., meer
  • Wattiez, R., meer
  • Prygiel, E.
  • Lesven, L.
  • Billon, G.
  • Gillan, D.C., meer

Abstract
    In bacteria a metal may be defined as bioavailable if it crosses the cytoplasmic membrane to reach the cytoplasm. Once inside the cell, specific metal resistance systems may be triggered. In this research, specific metal resistance genes were used to estimate metal bioavailability in sediment microbial communities. Gene levels were measured by quantitative PCR and correlated to metals in sediments using five different protocols to estimate dissolved, particle-adsorbed and occluded metals. The best correlations were obtained with czcA (a Cd/Zn/Co efflux pump) and Cd/Zn adsorbed or occluded in particles. Only adsorbed Co was correlated to czcA levels. We concluded that the measurement of czcA gene levels by quantitative PCR is a promising tool which may complement the classical approaches used to estimate Cd/Zn/Co bioavailability in sediment compartments.

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