Effects of some metallic compounds on Klebsiella
Many industrial and waste disposal practices unconsciously pollute the environment by adding excess heavy metals to it. Although reports show an inconsistency in the toxic levels of heavy metals such as zinc, nickel, cadmium, mercury and silvery between microbial groups, the toxic effects of the metals on microorganisms have been well documented. Little is known of the differential effects these metals have on coliform K. pneumoniae and K. oxytoca. These bacteria are widely recognized as antibiotic resistant opportunistic pathogens. Besides, they are able to fix dinitrogen. In this study, these metals were found to affect these organisms in a variety of concentrations. Such effect could affect the total coliform count in water, dinitrogen fixation, and removable of nitrate in soil and water.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada)
- OSTI ID:
- 5194969
- Journal Information:
- Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 40:4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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KLEBSIELLA
POPULATION DYNAMICS
METALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
COBALT CHLORIDES
IRON CHLORIDES
MAGNESIUM SULFATES
MANGANESE SULFATES
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS
NICKEL CHLORIDES
NITRATES
NITROGEN FIXATION
SILVER COMPOUNDS
SOILS
WATER CHEMISTRY
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
BACTERIA
CHEMISTRY
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
COBALT COMPOUNDS
ELEMENTS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
IRON COMPOUNDS
MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS
MANGANESE COMPOUNDS
MICROORGANISMS
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS
SULFATES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
560300* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology