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characterization of arsenic resistant bacteria from wastewater. Braz J Microbiol 45
(4):1309–1315
Abbas G, Murtaza B, Bibi I (2018) Arsenic uptake, toxicity, detoxification, and speciation in plants:
physiological, biochemical, and molecular aspects. Int J Environ Res Publ Health 15(1):59.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010059
Abedin MJ, Cotter-Howells J, Meharg AA (2002) Arsenic uptake and accumulation in rice (Oryza
sativa L.) irrigated with contaminated water. Plant Soil 240:311–319
Abid M, Niazi NK, Bibi I, Farooqi A, Ok YS, Kunhikrishnan A, Ali F, Ali S, Igalavithana AD,
Arshad M (2016) Arsenic(V) biosorption by charred orange peel in aqueous environments. Int J
Phytoremediation 18:442e449
Adhikari D, Pal S (2015) Molecular markers in plant-based bioassays for the detection of molecular
endpoints to probe of aquatic genotoxicity – an overview. J Environ Sociobiol 12:143–162
Adriano DC (2001) Arsenic. In: Trace elements in terrestrial environments. Springer, Berlin, pp
219–261
Afkar E, Lisak J, SaltikovCW BP, Oremland RS, Stolz JF (2003) The respiratory arsenate reductase
from Bacillus selenitireducens strain MLS10. FEMS Microbiol Lett 226:107–112
Ahmad MA, Gaur R, Gupta M (2012) Comparative biochemical and RAPD analysis in two
varieties of rice (Oryza sativa) under arsenic stress by using various biomarkers. J Hazard
Mater 217:141–148
Ahmann D, Roberts AL, Krumholz LR, Morel FMM (1994) Microbe grows by reducing arsenic.
Nature 71(6500):750. https://doi.org/10.1038/371750a0
Alka S, Shahir S, Ibrahim N, Chai T-T, Bahari ZM, Manan FA (2020) The role of plant growth
promoting bacteria on arsenic removal: a review of existing perspectives. Environ Technol
Innov 17
Al-Makishah NH, Taleb MA, Barakat MA (2020) Arsenic bioaccumulation in arseniccontaminated soil: a review. Chem Pap 74:2743–2757. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-02001122-4
Anderson CR, Cook GM (2004) Isolation and characterization of arsenate-reducing bacteria from
arsenic-contaminated sites in New Zealand. Curr Microbiol 48:341–347
Anjum SA, Tanveer M, Hussain S, Ashraf U, Khan I, Wang L (2017) Alteration in growth, leaf gas
exchange, and photosynthetic pigments of maize plants under combined cadmium and arsenic
stress. Water Air Soil Pollut 228:13
Armendariz AL, Talano MA, Travaglia C, Reinoso H, Oller ALW, Agostini E (2016a) Arsenic
toxicity in soybean seedlings and their attenuation mechanisms. Plant Physiol Biochem
98:119–127
Armendariz AL, Talano MA, Villasuso AL, Travaglia C, Racagni GE, Reinoso H, Agostini E
(2016b) Arsenic stress induces changes in lipid signalling and evokes the stomata closure in
soybean. Plant Physiol Biochem 103:45–52
Atienzar FA, Conradi M, Evenden AJ, Jha AN, Depledge MH (1999) Qualitative assessment of
genotoxicity using random amplified polymorphic DNA: comparison of genomic template
stability with key fitness parameters in Daphnia magna exposed to benzo (a) pyrene. Environ
Toxicol Chem 18:2275–2282
Atienzar FA, Cordi B, Donkin ME, Evenden AJ, Jha AN, Depledge MH (2000) Comparison of
ultraviolet-induced genotoxicity detected by random amplified polymorphic DNA with chlorophyll fluorescence and growth in a marine macroalgae, Palmaria palmata. Aquat Toxicol
50:1–12
Austruy A, Wanat N, Moussard C, Vernay P, Joussein E, Ledoigt G, Hitmi A (2013) Physiological
impacts of soil pollution and arsenic uptake in three plant species: Agrostis capillaris, Solanum
nigrum and Vicia faba. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 90:28–34
12 Arsenic-Transforming Bacteria: A Potential Weapon for Arsenic-Contaminated Soil
261