Adaptive laboratory evolution of cadmium tolerance in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Abstract Background Cadmium has been a significant threat to environment and human health due to its high toxicity and wide application in fossil-fuel burning and battery industry. Cyanobacteria are one of the most dominant prokaryotes, and the previous studies suggested that they could be valuable...

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Main Authors: Chunxiao Xu, Tao Sun, Shubin Li, Lei Chen, Weiwen Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-018-1205-x