Biology:Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans

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Short description: Species of bacterium

Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans
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H. arsenicoxydans
Binomial name
Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans
Muller et al., 2006

Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans is a species of ultramicrobacteria. First reported in 2006, it was isolated from industrial sludge and is able to oxidise the toxic chemical element arsenic.[1]

References

  1. "Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans sp. nov., a metalloresistant bacterium". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 56 (Pt 8): 1765–9. August 2006. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64308-0. PMID 16902005. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3134236 entry