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. 1975 Apr;29(4):562-4.
doi: 10.1128/am.29.4.562-564.1975.

Effects of cadmium on the growth and uptake of cadmium by microorganisms

J J Doyle, R T Marshall, W H Pfander

Effects of cadmium on the growth and uptake of cadmium by microorganisms

J J Doyle et al. Appl Microbiol. 1975 Apr.

Abstract

Six species of microorganisms, Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus faecalis and Actinomyces niger, were grown under suitable conditions in appropriate media. Cadmium chloride was added to provide 0, 5, 10, 20, 40, and 80 mug of Cd per ml. At 40 and 80 mug of Cd per ml, E. coli and B. cereus grew well and the other species were repressed. Cd uptake patterns differed significantly among the species tested. The significance of these data with respect to Cd in food chains is discussed.

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