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Comment on “A Bacterium That Can Grow by Using Arsenic Instead of Phosphorus”

Author(s) -

James B. Cotner,

Edward K. Hall

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556

H-Index - 1186

eISSN - 1095-9203

pISSN - 0036-8075

DOI - 10.1126/science.1201943

Subject(s) - arsenic , bacteria , phosphorus , strain (injury) , bacterial strain , biology , chemistry , genetics , organic chemistry , anatomy

Wolfe-Simon et al. (Research Articles, 3 June 2011, p. 1163; published online 2 December 2010) reported that the bacterial strain GFAJ-1 can grow by using arsenic (As) instead of phosphorus (P), noting that the P content in bacteria grown in +As/–P culture medium was far below the quantity needed to support growth. However, low P content is a common phenotype across a broad range of environmental bacteria that experience P limitation.

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