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| Title |
Characterization of mercury bioremediation by transgenic bacteria expressing metallothionein and polyphosphate kinase
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Biotechnology, August 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6750-11-82 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Oscar N Ruiz, Derry Alvarez, Gloriene Gonzalez-Ruiz, Cesar Torres |
| Abstract |
The use of transgenic bacteria has been proposed as a suitable alternative for mercury remediation. Ideally, mercury would be sequestered by metal-scavenging agents inside transgenic bacteria for subsequent retrieval. So far, this approach has produced limited protection and accumulation. We report here the development of a transgenic system that effectively expresses metallothionein (mt-1) and polyphosphate kinase (ppk) genes in bacteria in order to provide high mercury resistance and accumulation. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 14 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 14% |
| United States | 2 | 14% |
| Chile | 1 | 7% |
| Spain | 1 | 7% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 7% |
| Canada | 1 | 7% |
| Mexico | 1 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 4 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 86% |
| Scientists | 1 | 7% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 175 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Philippines | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 168 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 46 | 26% |
| Student > Master | 29 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 14% |
| Researcher | 16 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 22 | 13% |
| Unknown | 29 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 73 | 42% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 24 | 14% |
| Environmental Science | 19 | 11% |
| Engineering | 9 | 5% |
| Chemistry | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 5% |
| Unknown | 34 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 53. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 April 2023.
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#743,313
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Outputs from BMC Biotechnology
#11
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#2,811
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Biotechnology
#1
of 14 outputs
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