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Aguilar-Barajas E, Paluscio E, Cervantes C, Rensing C (2008) Expression of chromate resistance genes from Shewanella sp. strain ANA-3 in Escherichia coli. FEMS Microbiol Lett
285(1):97e100. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01220.x
Ahmad WA, Zakaria ZA, Khasim AR, Alias MA, Ismail SMHS (2010) Pilot-scale removal
of chromium from industrial wastewater using the ChromeBac™ system. Biores Technol
101(12):4371–4378
Alam MZ, Ahmad S (2011) Toxic chromate reduction by resistant and sensitive bacteria isolated
from tannery effluent contaminated soil. Ann Microbiol 1:113–121
Barrera-Díaz CE, Lugo-Lugo V, Bilyeu B (2012) A review of chemical, electrochemical and biological methods for aqueous Cr (VI) reduction. J Hazard Mater 223:1–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
jhazmat.2012.04.054
Benazir JF, Suganthi R, Rajvel D, Pooja MP, Mathithumilan B (2010) Bioremediation of chromium
in tannery effluent by microbial consortia. Afr J Biotech 9(21):3140–3143
Brady D, Letebele B, Duncan JR, Rose PD (1994) Bioaccumulation of metals by Scenedesmus,
Selenastrum and Chlorella algae. Water Sa-Pretoria 20:213
Camargo FAO, Bento FM, Okeke BC, Frankenberger WT (2003) Chromate reduction by chromiumresistant bacteria isolated from soils contaminated with dichromate. J Environ Qual 32(4):1228–
1233. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2003.1228
Campos J, Martinez-Pacheco M, Cervantes C (1995) Hexavalent-chromium reduction by a
chromate-resistant bacillus sp. strain. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 68:203–208. https://doi.org/
10.1007/bf00871816
Chai LY, Huang SH, Yang ZH, Peng B, Huang Y, Chen YH (2009) Hexavalent chromium reduction
by Pannonibacter phragmitetus BB isolated from soil under chromium-containing slag heap. J
Environ Sci Health Part A 44(6):615–622. https://doi.org/10.1080/10934520902784690
Chardin B, Giudici-Orticoni MT, De Luca G, Guigliarelli B, Bruschi M (2003) Hydrogenases in
sulfate-reducing bacteria function as chromium reductase. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 63(3):315–
321. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-003-1390-8
Chen Y, Gu G (2005) Short-term batch studies on biological removal of chromium from synthetic
wastewater using activated sludge biomass. Biores Technol 96(15):1722–1729. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.biortech.2004.12.023
Cheung KH, Gu JD (2007) Mechanism of hexavalent chromium detoxification by microorganisms
and bioremediation application potential: a review. Int Biodeterior Biodegradation 59(1):8–15.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2006.05.002
Cheung KH, Lai HY, Gu JD (2006) Membrane-associated hexavalent chromium reductase of
Bacillus megaterium TKW3 with induced expression. J Microbiol Biotechnol 16(6):855–862
Chirwa EN, Wang YT (2000) Simultaneous chromium (VI) reduction and phenol degradation in an
anaerobic consortium of bacteria. Water Res 34(8):2376–2384. https://doi.org/10.1016/S00431354(99)00363-2
Chirwa EMN, Molokwane PE (2011) Biological Cr (VI) reduction: microbial diversity, kinetics
and biotechnological solutions to pollution. Edited by Adriano Sofo, 75 https://doi.org/10.5772/
24311
Codd R, Dillon CT, Levina A, Lay PA (2001) Studies on the genotoxicity of chromium: from the test
tube to the cell. Coord Chem Rev 216:537–582. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0010-8545(00)00408-2
Czakó-Vér K, Batiè M, Raspor P, Sipiczki M, Pesti M (1999) Hexavalent chromium uptake by
sensitive and tolerant mutants of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. FEMS Microbiol Lett 178(1):109–
115. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00342-0
Das S, Patnaik SC, Sahu HK, Chakraborty A, Sudarshan M, Thatoi HN (2013) Heavy metal contamination, physico-chemical and microbial evaluation of water samples collected from chromite
