Heavy Metal Effects on Proteus Mirabilis Superoxide Dismutase Production

Overview

Journal FEMS Microbiol Lett

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1995 Oct 15

PMID 7590184

Citations 3

Authors

J Eickhoff

E Potts

J Valtos

E C Niederhoffer

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Abstract

Proteus mirabilis expressed three superoxide dismutase activities, which depended on the level of soluble iron and dioxygen in the culture medium. Cadmium and lead decreased production of super oxide dismutase in liquid culture and on solid medium. A fourth super oxide dismutase activity appeared in extracts from cells grown in the presence of cadmium. These results support the idea of an interaction between toxic metal ions and putative iron- and redox-dependent regulatory systems.

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