@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/8678,
	  title     = {Tolerance of Heavy Metals by Gram Positive Soil Bacteria},
	  author    = {I. V. N. Rathnayake and  Mallavarapu Megharaj and  Nanthi Bolan and  Ravi Naidu},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {With the intention of screening for heavy metal
tolerance, a number of bacteria were isolated and characterized from
a pristine soil. Two Gram positive isolates were identified as
Paenibacillus sp. and Bacillus thuringeinsis. Tolerance of Cd2+, Cu2+
and Zn2+ by these bacteria was studied and found that both bacteria
were highly sensitive to Cu2+ compared to other two metals. Both
bacteria showed the same pattern of metal tolerance in the order Zn+
> Cd2+ > Cu2+. When the metal tolerance in both bacteria was
compared, Paenibacillus sp. showed the highest sensitivity to Cu2+
where as B. thuringiensis showed highest sensitivity to Cd2+ and Zn2+
.These findings revealed the potential of Paenibacillus sp. in
developing a biosensor to detect Cu2+ in environmental samples.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Bioengineering and Life Sciences},
	  volume    = {3},
	  number    = {5},
	  year      = {2009},
	  pages     = {270 - 274},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/8678},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/29},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 29, 2009},
	}