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Sensitivity to heavy metal (HM) exposure has been studied in actinobacterial cultures maintained at the Regional Specialized Collection of Alkanotrophic Microorganisms (acronym IEGM; http://www.iegm.ru/iegmcol). Possible mechanisms of nonspecific resistance of actinobacteria to HMs are discussed, which may be due to their ecological preferences, alkanotrophy, and ability to synthesize biosurfactants. Hydrocarbon-oxidizing strains have been selected that are characterized by high emulsifying activity and resistance to increased (>250 mM) HM concentrations.
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Original Russian Text © I.B. Ivshina, M.S. Kuyukina, L.V. Kostina, 2013, published in Ekologiya, 2013, No. 2, pp. 115–123.
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Ivshina, I.B., Kuyukina, M.S. & Kostina, L.V. Adaptive mechanisms of nonspecific resistance to heavy metal ions in alkanotrophic actinobacteria. Russ J Ecol 44, 123–130 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413613020082
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