Microbes and heavy metals: an ecological overview.
Heavy metals are ubiquitous in nature in a wide range of concentrations. They have the potential to influence the ecology of microorganisms in many different ways; as trace elements some are essential for many natural processes but, as pollutants, most can severely disrupt ecosystem functioning.
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Department of Microbiology, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
D004463:Ecology; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D008670:Metals; D012988:Soil Microbiology
D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D008670:Metals