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bacteria and fungi. FEMS Microbiol Rev 38:633–659
Volesky B (1987) Biosorbents for metal recovery. Trends Biotechnol 5(4):96–101
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Hydrometallurgy 59(2–3):203–216
Volesky B, Holan ZR (1995) Biosorption of heavy metal. Biotechnol Prog 11:235–250
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(II) resistance in Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34: interplay between plasmid and
chromosomally-located functions. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 96:171–182
Tetaz TJ, Luke RK (1983) Plasmid-controlled resistance to copper in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol
154:1263–1268
Thakare M, Sarma H, Datar S, Roy A, Pawar P, Gupta K, Pandit S, Prasad R (2021) Understanding
the holistic approach to plant-microbe remediation technologies for removing heavy metals and
radionuclides from soil. Curr Res Biotechnol. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crbiot.2021.02.004
Thirumoorthy N, Kumar KTM, Sundar AS, Panayappan L, Chatterjee M (2007) Metallothionein:
an overview. World J Gastroenterol 13(7):993–996
Tibazarwa C, Wuertz S, Mergeay M, Wyns L, van Der Lelie D (2000) Regulation of the cnr cobalt
and nickel resistance determinant of Ralstonia eutropha (Alcaligenes eutrophus) CH34. J
Bacteriol 182(5):1399–1409
Timmis KN, Pieper DH (1999) Bacteria designed for bioremediation. Trends Biotechnol
17:201–204
Torres B, Garcia J, Diaz E (2003a) Plasmids as tools for containment. In: Funnell B, Phillips G (eds)
Plasmid biology. ASM, Washington, DC, pp 589–601
Torres B, Jaenecke S, Timmis KN, Garcia JL, Diaz E (2003b) A dual lethal system to enhance
containment of recombinant micro-organisms. Microbiology 149:3595–3601
Trepreau J, de Rosny E, Duboc C, Sarret G, Petit-Hartlein I, Maillard AP, Covès J (2011)
Spectroscopic characterization of the metal-binding sites in the periplasmic metal-sensor
domain of CnrX from Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34. Biochemist 50:9036–9045
Trevors JT, Stratton GW, Gadd GM (1986) Cadmium transport, resistance, and toxicity in bacteria,
algae, and fungi. Can J Microbiol 32:447–464
Tsezos M, Volesky B (1982) The mechanism of uranium biosorption by Rhizopus arrhizus.
Biotechnol Bioeng 24(2):385–401
Tunali S, Çabuk A, Akar T (2006) Removal of lead and copper ions from aqueous solutions by
bacterial strain isolated from soil. Chem Eng J 115:203–211
Uslu G, Tanyol M (2006) Equilibrium and thermodynamic parameters of single and binary mixture
biosorption of lead(II) and copper(II) ions onto Pseudomonas putida: effect of temperature. J
Hazard Mater 135:87–93
Valls M, de Lorenzo V (2002) Exploiting the genetic and biochemical capacities of bacteria for the
remediation of heavy metal pollution. FEMS Microbiol Rev 26:327–338
Valls M, Atrian S, Lorenzo V, Fernadéz LA (2000) Engineering a mouse metallothionein on the
surface of Ralstonia eutropha CH34 for immobilization of heavy metals in soil. Nat Biotechnol
18:661–665
Vargas-García MC, López MJ, Suárez-Estrella F, Moreno J (2012) Compost as a source of
microbial isolates for the bioremediation of heavy metals: in vitro selection. Sci Total Environ
431:62–67
Vats N, Lee SF (2001) Characterization of a copper-transport operon, copYAZ, from Streptococcus
mutans. Microbiology 147:653–662
Veglio F, Beolchini F (1997) Removal of metals by biosorption: a review. Chem Hydrometall
44:301–316
Vieira RH, Volesky B (2010) Biosorption: a solution to pollution? Int Microbiol 3:17–24
Vijayaraghavan K, Yun YS (2008) Bacterial biosorbents and biosorption. Biotechnol Adv
26:266–291
Viti C, Marchi E, Decorosi F, Giovannetti L (2013) Molecular mechanisms of Cr (VI) resistance in
bacteria and fungi. FEMS Microbiol Rev 38:633–659
Volesky B (1987) Biosorbents for metal recovery. Trends Biotechnol 5(4):96–101
Volesky B (2001) Detoxification of metal-bearing effluents: biosorption for the next century.
Hydrometallurgy 59(2–3):203–216
Volesky B, Holan ZR (1995) Biosorption of heavy metal. Biotechnol Prog 11:235–250
12 Remediation of Heavy Metals Through Genetically Engineered Microorganism
365