Molecular Microbiology of Heavy Metals

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nies, Dietrich H. (Editor), Silver, Simon (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Microbiology Monographs, 6
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Organometallic chemistry.; Biochemistry.; Microbiology.; Bacteriology.; Microbial genetics.; Microbial genomics.; Life Sciences.; Biochemistry, general.; Microbial Genetics and Genomics.; Organometallic Chemistry.

All forms of life depend on a variety of heavy metal ions. Nearly one-third of all gene products require a metal ion for proper folding or function. However, even metals generally regarded as non-poisonous are toxic at higher concentrations, including the essential ones. Thus, sensitive regulation o...