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Cover Picture: J. Basic Microbiol. 6/2007
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of basic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0233-111X
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.200790010
Subject(s) - bioremediation , phytoremediation , acid mine drainage , heavy metals , metal , uranium , environmental chemistry , environmental science , contamination , chemistry , biology , metallurgy , ecology , materials science , organic chemistry
Heavy metal contaminated creek in the former uranium mining area in Eastern Thuringia, Germany. The iron precipitates show the infl uence of acid mine drainage waters which lead to heavy metal contaminations in the area. The investigation of soil microbe communities led to detection of streptomycetes with high resisitance levels towards metal and salt concentrations found. Streptomycetes producing chelating compounds are then used to promote plant growth in bioremediation by phytoextraction. Other heavy metal resistant strains are investigated for their capacity to retain heavy metals from contaminated waters. (Foto: Erika Kothe, Jena, Germany)