Lead (Pb) is non-bioessential, persistent and hazardous heavy metal pollutant of
environmental concern. Bioremediation has become a potential alternative to the existing …

Lead (Pb) is an element present in the environment that negatively affects all living
organisms. To diminish its high toxicity, micro-organisms have developed several …

This well-presented book describes metal-microbe interactions from a chemical and
microbiological perspective... The authors are to be commended for tackling this huge field …

Accumulation of toxic metals in the environment represents a public health and wildlife
concern. Bacteria resistant to toxic metals constitute an attractive biomass for the …

The remediation of Pb (II) through biomineralization is rergarded as a promising technique
as well as an interesting phenomenon for transforming heavy metals from mobile species …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the methods to study interactions between
metals and microorganisms, and demonstrate the necessity of adopting a multidisciplinary …

Micro-organisms are vital for soil fertility and for the degradation of organic matter and
pollutants in soils and sediments. Due to their function and ubiquitous presence micro …

Bacteria exhibit a number of metabolism-dependent and metabolism-independent
processes for the uptake and accumulation of toxic metals. The removal of these metals from …

Klebsiella aerogenes forms electron-dense partieles on the cell surface in response to the
presence of cadmium ions in the growth medium. These particles ranged from 20 to 200 nm …

Abstract Mercury (Hg (II)) is the 16th rarest element present in the earth's crust. Due to rapid
industrialization and urban expansions, the mercury concentration has been elevated in the …