"Lead Resistance and Sensitivity in Staphylococcus aureus" by Hillel S. Levinson

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Lead Resistance and Sensitivity in Staphylococcus aureus

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Hillel S. Levinson, Brandeis University
Inga Mahler, Brandeis University
Patricia Blackwelder, University of Miami
Terri Hood, University of Miami

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Article

Publication Date

12-1-1996

Keywords

Staphylococcus aureus,
Lead resistance,
Lead uptake

Abstract

Five lead-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus were isolated. Plasmid-free lead-sensitive variants were obtained from the three plasmid-bearing strains. Lead-resistant strains tolerated an approximately 600 × higher Pb(NO3)2 concentration than lead-sensitive strains. Both types of strains initially bound lead, but only the resistant strains accumulated the metal as an intracellular lead-phosphate.

DOI

10.1111/j.1574-6968.1996.tb08610.x

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Citation Information

Hillel S. Levinson, Inga Mahler, Patricia Blackwelder and Terri Hood. "Lead Resistance and Sensitivity in Staphylococcus aureus" FEMS Microbiology Letters Vol. 145 Iss. 3 (1996) p. 421 - 425 ISSN: 0378-1097
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