title: High incidence of selenite-resistant bacteria from a site polluted with selenium.
abstract: The level of selenium-resistant bacteria in water, algal mats, and sediment from Kesterson reservoir, Calif., a site with known selenium pollution, was compared with that in nearby Volta reservoir, a site with low selenium levels. A high percentage (greater than 50%) of all isolates from the Kesterson samples were resistant to 10 mM selenite. In contrast, only a small percentage of the Volta isolates were resistant to this level of selenite. The identity of some selenite-resistant isolates and MICs of selenite, selenate, arsenate, tellurite, and tellurate were determined.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005618:Fresh Water; D012643:Selenium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical
chemical_list: D012643:Selenium