Venenivibrio Stagnispumantis - Tolerance To Arsenic and Antimony Compounds

Tolerance To Arsenic and Antimony Compounds

Venenivibrio stagnispumantis displays tolerance to relatively high concentrations of arsenic and antimony compounds. Cells grew in the presence of up to 8 mM arsenite (As3+), 15 mM trivalent antimony (Sb3+), and >20 mM arsenate (As5+) but growth was not observed when As3+ and As5+ were provided as the sole electron donor and acceptor pair.

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