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Table 1 Bacterial resistance to cadmium and arsenic

From: Characterization of a promiscuous cadmium and arsenic resistance mechanism in Thermus thermophilus HB27 and potential application of a novel bioreporter system

MIC

Strain

Cd(II) (mM)

As(III)a (mM)

As(V)a (mM)

T. thermophilus HB27

3

40

44

T. thermophilus TTC0354::pK18

0.2

3

3

T. thermophilus ΔsmtB::kat

1

32

18

  1. MICs were determined in TM medium with increasing concentrations of cadmium (0–5 mM) as already measured for As(V) and As(III) [23a]