Methods for Detection of Arsenate-Respiring Bacteria: Advances, Cautions, and Caveats

摘要: This paper presents the results of efforts to develop and examine efficacy culture medium formulation, biochemical probes, molecular probes for detection arsenate-respiring bacteria. The suggest that, while each approach can be used assess presence activity these organisms, it is prudent employ multiple approaches concurrently in order address wide range metabolic capabilities arsenic tolerances. Different are identifying bacteria environment. indicate that media composition have an impact on types organisms enriched cultured from arsenic-impacted environments. Ideally, a “matrix” consisting different formulations include assortment electron donors concentrations should employed. study underscores need use combination geochemical analysis, incubations, enrichment culture, concert with approaches.