| characterization of fluoride-tolerant halophilic bacillus flexus nm25 (hq875778) isolated from fluoride-affected soil in birbhum district, west bengal, india. | a new gram-positive, nonpigmented, rod-shaped fluoride-tolerant bacterial strain, nm25, was isolated from waterlogged muddy field soil collected from the fluoride endemic area of rampurhat ii block (average fluoride in water, 4.7 mg/l, and in soil, 1.5 mg/kg) in birbhum district, west bengal, india. the study was undertaken to characterize the fluoride-tolerant bacterial isolate, to determine its role in bioaccumulation of fluoride, and to analyze the water and soil quality of the bacterial envi ... | 2014 | 24068284 |