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Studio di ceppi batterici per il biorisanamento di suoli contaminati da Cr(VI)

  • Francesca Decorosi,

Chromium, in its hexavalent form [Cr(VI)], is a dangerous environmental pollutant. Bioremediation, which exploits the capacity of microorganisms to reduce Cr(VI) to Cr(III), is an interesting alternative to chemical-physical technologies for the rehabilitation of soil contaminated by Cr(VI). This study has made it possible to obtain a profound phenotypical characterisation of a number of bacterial strains capable of reducing and resisting Cr(VI), making it possible to identify various candidates that could potentially be employed in bioremediation. Moreover, a new gene involved in resistance to Cr(VI) has also been identified, the primary function of which consists in the induction of the cellular response to sulphur starvation. The study of this gene has highlighted that the sulphur content of the soils is one of the parameters that can influence the bioremediation of soils contaminated with Cr(VI).

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Francesca Decorosi

University of Florence, Italy

Francesca Decorosi was born in Florence on 20-10-74 and graduated in biology at the University of Florence. Since 2002 she has been studying the bacterial response to environmental stress, and in 2009 she was awarded a PhD in Soil Science and Climatology from the University of Florence.
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Book Title

Studio di ceppi batterici per il biorisanamento di suoli contaminati da Cr(VI)

Authors

Francesca Decorosi

Peer Reviewed

Number of Pages

140

Publication Year

2010

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© 2010 Author(s)

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CC BY-ND 3.0 IT

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Firenze University Press

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10.36253/978-88-8453-936-6

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978-88-8453-985-4

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978-88-8453-936-6

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Series Title

Premio Tesi di Dottorato

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2612-8039

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2612-8020

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