Open AccessDifferential tolerance of Sulfolobus strains to transition metals
Author(s) -
Miller Kathleen W.,
Risanico Susan Sass,
Bruno Risatti J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb05042.x
Subject(s) - sulfolobus acidocaldarius , sulfolobus solfataricus , sulfolobus , chemistry , transition metal , biology , biochemistry , archaea , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , catalysis
Sulfolobus acidocaldarius strains 98–3 and B12, and S. solfataricus ATCC 35091 were evaluated for tolerance to Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Zn and Mg. The tolerance of strains 98–3 and ATCC 35091 to these metals was Mg > Zn > Cd > Cu ≥ Co > Ni. For B12, however, the order of tolerance was Mg > Cd > Zn = Co > Ni > Cu. Tolerance to these metals is also presented as a potentially useful taxonomic indicator.