Proteomics and bioinformatics analysis reveal potential roles of cadmium-binding proteins in cadmium tolerance and accumulation of Enterobacter cloacae.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Enterobacter cloacae (EC) is a Gram-negative bacterium that has been utilized extensively in biotechnological and environmental science applications, possibly because of its high capability for adapting itself and surviving in hazardous conditions. A search for the EC from agricultural and industrial areas that possesses high capability to tolerate and/or accumulate cadmium ions has been conducted in this study. Plausible mechanisms of cellular adaptations in the presence of toxic cadmium have also been proposed.

Methods

Nine strains of EC were isolated and subsequently identified by biochemical characterization and MALDI-Biotyper. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) against cadmium, zinc and copper ions were determined by agar dilution method. Growth

SUBMITTER: Chuanboon K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6727835 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature