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Mark R. Bruins
Researcher at Kansas State University
Publications - 3
Citations - 1295
Mark R. Bruins is an academic researcher from Kansas State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ralstonia pickettii & Plasmid preparation. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 1123 citations.
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Microbial resistance to metals in the environment.
TL;DR: Six metal resistance mechanisms exist: exclusion by permeability barrier, intra- and extra-cellular sequestration, active transport efflux pumps, enzymatic detoxification, and reduction in the sensitivity of cellular targets to metal ions.
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Pseudomonas pickettii: a common soil and groundwater aerobic bacteria with pathogenic and biodegradation properties.
TL;DR: Pseudomonas pickettii exhibits remarkable ability to degrade a variety of toxic compounds such as chlorophenols, aromatic hydrocarbons, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, and pentacyclic triterpeniod compounds, making it an ideal candidate for study in the biodegradation of Toxic compounds found in wastewater and soils.
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Characterization of a small plasmid (pMBCP) from bovine Pseudomonas pickettii that confers cadmium resistance.
TL;DR: Low-level cadmium resistance was conferred by the plasmid because uncured organism grew significantly better (P<0.05) at 55 microM compared to cured organism, and DNA sequence analyses of the cloned and original plasmids showed a GC content of greater than 60% and no homology to any published sequences in the GenBank, European Bioinformatics Institute, or Japanese Genome Net databases.