title: Plasmid-encoded copper resistance and precipitation by Mycobacterium scrofulaceum.
abstract: A copper-tolerant Mycobacterium scrofulaceum strain was able to remove copper from culture medium by sulfate-dependent precipitation as copper sulfide. Such precipitation of copper sulfide was not observed in a derivative that lacks a 173-kilobase plasmid. In addition, the plasmid-carrying strain has a sulfate-independent copper resistance mechanism.
authors: Department of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg 24061.
authors: F X
authors: FX
authors: Erardi
authors: M L
authors: ML
authors: Failla
authors: J O
authors: JO
authors: Falkinham
mesh_terms: D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D003300:Copper / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D003470:Culture Media; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000235:genetics; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010957:Plasmids; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D003300:Copper