Construction of a modular arsenic resistance operon in E. coli and the production of arsenic nanoparticles

Arsenic is a widespread contaminant of both land and water around the world. Current methods of decontamination such as phytoremediation and chemical adsorbents can be resource and time intensive, and may not be suitable for some areas such as remote communities where cost and transportation are maj...

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Main Authors: Matthew Charles Edmundson, Louise Elizabeth Horsfall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fbioe.2015.00160/full