title: [Metal resistance systems in Pseudomonas].
abstract: Several chromosome- and plasmid-encoded metal resistance genetic systems have been studied in Pseudomonas and related bacteria. Some systems are known with molecular detail whereas others are still poorly understood. The former include resistance genes for cations derived from mercury, cadmium and copper and anions from arsenic and chromium. Except for mercury, where a redox transformation occurs, extrusion of the toxic ions from the bacterial cytoplasm appears to be the most common mechanism of resistance.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Químico-Biológicas, Universidad Michoacana, Morelia, Mich, Mexico.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cervantes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Silver
mesh_terms: D000421:Alcaligenes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D000535:Aluminum / Q000494:pharmacology; D001151:Arsenic / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D002104:Cadmium / Q000494:pharmacology; D002857:Chromium / Q000494:pharmacology; D003300:Copper / Q000494:pharmacology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000235:genetics*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008628:Mercury / Q000494:pharmacology; D008670:Metals / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D012834:Silver / Q000494:pharmacology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013691:Tellurium / Q000494:pharmacology; D013855:Thiobacillus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D008670:Metals; D002104:Cadmium; D002857:Chromium; D012834:Silver; D003300:Copper; D000535:Aluminum; D008628:Mercury; D001151:Arsenic; D013691:Tellurium
vernacular_title: Sistemas de resistencia a metales en Pseudomonas.