Exposure of soil microbial communities to chromium and arsenic alters their diversity and structure.

Extensive use of chromium (Cr) and arsenic (As) based preservatives from the leather tanning industry in Pakistan has had a deleterious effect on the soils surrounding production facilities. Bacteria have been shown to be an active component in the geochemical cycling of both Cr and As, but it is un...

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Main Authors: Cody S Sheik, Tyler W Mitchell, Fariha Z Rizvi, Yasir Rehman, Muhammad Faisal, Shahida Hasnain, Michael J McInerney, Lee R Krumholz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3386950?pdf=render