Enrichment, Isolation and Characterization of Heavy Metal-Tolerant Bacteria from Polar Lacustrine Sediments
Polar areas are not exempt from anthropogenic pollution.Heavy metals have been detected in Arctic and Antarctic lakes.Bacteria, at the base of the food web, can possess the ability to adsorb or immobilize heavy metals in the environment and reduce their concentration in the water column.However, several gaps exist in our More Is Not Always Better: