pseudomonas aeruginosa strain wi-1 from mandovi estuary possesses metallothionein to alleviate lead toxicity and promotes plant growth. | a bacterial isolate from mandovi estuary goa, india, which can resist 0.6mm lead nitrate in tris-buffered minimal medium was identified as pseudomonas aeruginosa and designated as strain wi-1. pcr amplification clearly revealed presence of bmta gene encoding bacterial metallothionein responsible for metal sequestration and aas analysis proved intracellular bioaccumulation of 26.5mg lead/gram dry weight of cells. sds-page analysis confirmed lead induced bacterial metallothionein with molecular we ... | 2012 | 22284824 |