Brazilian Ironstone Plant Communities as Reservoirs of Culturable Bacteria With Diverse Biotechnological Potential

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 9; p. 1638
• Main Authors: Caneschi, Washington L., Felestrino, Érica B., Fonseca, Natasha P., Villa, Morghana M., Lemes, Camila G. de C., Cordeiro, Isabella F., Assis, Renata de A. B., Sanchez, Angélica B., Vieira, Izadora T., Kamino, Luciana H. Y., do Carmo, Flávio F., Garcia, Camila C. M., Moreira, Leandro M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 23.07.2018
• Subjects: arsenic tolerance; canga; Microbiology; PGPB; plasmids; protection against ROS; canga; plasmids; PGPB; protection against ROS; arsenic tolerance

Extensive mineral extractivism in the Brazilian Iron Quadrangle (IQ) region has destroyed large areas of land, decimating plant species, and their associated microbiota. Very little is known about the microbiota of the region; hence, cultivable bacteria associated with plants of its soils were inves...