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Sponge-associated bacteria mineralize arsenic and barium on intracellular vesicles
Arsenic and barium are ubiquitous environmental toxins that accumulate in higher trophic-level organisms. Whereas metazoans have detoxifying organs to cope with toxic metals, sponges lack organs but harbour a symbiotic microbiome performing various functions. Here we examine the potential roles of m...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5333131/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28233852 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14393 |