Cd2+ tolerance in Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium

Relative tolerance of Escherichia coli strains to Cd2+ is induced by prior growth in medium containing low levels of either Cd2+ or Hg2+, and maximal induction appears to be dependent upon recA+ function. Biosynthesis of glutathione is not required for induction or for expression of induced resistan...

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Published in:	Environmental and molecular mutagenesis Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 89
Main Authors:	Hartman, P E, Kuo, D C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 1987
Subjects:	Cadmium - pharmacology Cadmium Chloride Drug Resistance Escherichia coli - drug effects Glutathione - metabolism Mercuric Chloride - pharmacology Rec A Recombinases - metabolism Salmonella typhimurium - drug effects Salmonella typhimurium - genetics
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Summary:	Relative tolerance of Escherichia coli strains to Cd2+ is induced by prior growth in medium containing low levels of either Cd2+ or Hg2+, and maximal induction appears to be dependent upon recA+ function. Biosynthesis of glutathione is not required for induction or for expression of induced resistance. Salmonella typhimurium strains are relatively resistant to Cd2+, and this resistance is essentially constitutive.
ISSN:	0893-6692
DOI:	10.1002/em.2850100110