Metal Response in Cupriavidus metallidurans Volume I: From Habitats
This book is the first volume of a two-volume set summarizing 40 years of key research findings directly related to metal-resistant Cupriavidus/Ralstonia (Betaproteobacteria). In this first volume, the historical and geographical context of these bac
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Metal Response in Cupriavidus metallidurans Volume I: From Habitats to Genes and Proteins
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Editors Max Mergeay Unit of Microbiology Belgium Nuclear Research Centre Mol Belgium
Rob Van Houdt Unit of Microbiology Belgium Nuclear Research Centre Mol Belgium
ISSN 2191-5407 ISSN 2191-5415 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science ISSN 2212-9901 SpringerBriefs in Biometals ISBN 978-3-319-20593-9 ISBN 978-3-319-20594-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-20594-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015942487 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This two-volume set is a collaborative work aimed to review the Cupriavidus metallidurans resistance mechanisms to toxic concentrations of heavy metals at the ecological, physiological, genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic level. The main heavy metals studied are zinc, nickel, cadmium, cobalt, copper, chromium (chromate), lead, mercury, gold and silver. C. metallidurans, a soil β-proteobacterium belonging to the Burkholderiaceae, is very well adapted to high concentrations of heavy metals and is able to survive in a variety of harsh oligotrophic habitats linked to industrial and other human activities. This volume contains three chapters, each with its own emphasis. Chapter 1 discusses anthropogenic waste as a source of metal-resistant Cupriavidus together with mobile genetic elements as vectors of metal-responsive genes and possible actors in evolution driven by the adaptation to such environments. Chapter 2 reviews t
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