title: Heavy metal resistant of E. coli isolated from wastewater sites in Assiut City, Egypt.
abstract: Twelve isolates of E. coli were isolated from wastewater of El-Malah canal located in Assiut, Egypt and were checked for their heavy metal tolerance. One isolate has tested for its multiple metal resistances and found to be plasmid mediated with molecular weights 27 and 65 kb for hexa- and trivalent chromium. It was identified as E. coli ASU 7. Its minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) for Cu(2+), Co(2+), Ni(2+), Zn(2+), Cr(6+), Cr(3+), Cd(2+) and Pb(2+) were 1.57, 2.55, 1.7, 9.17, 0.48, 7.69, 4.4 and 3.1 mM, respectively. Growth kinetics was determined under Cr(6+) and Cr(3+) stress. SDS-PAGE of protein profile shows that 10 ppm (0.19 mM) of Cr(6+) induces new protein with molecular weight 23 kDa.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, Botany Department, University of Assiut, 71516 Assiut, Egypt.
authors.forename: R N N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Abskharon
authors.forename: S H A
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: S M F
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gad El-Rab
authors.forename: A A M
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Shoreit
mesh_terms: D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects; D004534:Egypt; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010957:Plasmids / Q000187:drug effects; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology; D013696:Temperature; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D012722:Sewage; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical