Trace metals are essential micronutrients required for survival across all kingdoms of life.
From bacteria to animals, metals have critical roles as both structural and catalytic cofactors …

Zinc (Zn) is one of the most abundantly found heavy metals in the Earth's crust and is
reported to be an essential trace metal required for the growth of living beings, with it being a …

The genus Aeromonas belongs to the Aeromonadaceae family and comprises a group of
Gram-negative bacteria widely distributed in aquatic environments, with some species able …

This review covers current knowledge of selenium in the dietary intake, its bioavailability,
metabolism, functions, biomarkers, supplementation and toxicity, as well as its relationship …

Metal ions are essential for many reactions, but excess metals can be toxic. In bacteria,
metal limitation activates pathways that are involved in the import and mobilization of metals …

Mercury (Hg) is among the naturally occurring heavy metal with elemental, organic, and
inorganic distributions in the environment. Being considered a global pollutant, high pools of …

Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic element that occurs at low concentrations in nature. However,
various anthropogenic and natural sources contribute around 5000 to 8000 metric tons of …

The present study investigated biosorption of Pb (II) and Zn (II) using a heavy metal tolerant
bacterium Oceanobacillus profundus KBZ 3-2 isolated from a contaminated site. The effects …

Although metals are essential for the molecular machineries of life, systematic methods for
discovering metal–small molecule complexes from biological samples are limited. Here, we …

Highlights•Iron and manganese are withheld from the phagosome to inhibit bacterial
growth.•Excess copper and zinc are used to directly intoxicate intracellular …