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ArticleBiotech (Basel (Switzerland))2022

The Identification of Ethidium Bromide-Degrading Bacteria from Laboratory Gel Electrophoresis Waste.

Vikram Pal Gandhi, Kavindra Kumar Kesari, Anil Kumar

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Article in Biotech (Basel (Switzerland)), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Vikram Pal GandhiVector Biology and Control Division, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Agamkuan, Patna 800007, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9963-9394
Kavindra Kumar KesariDepartment of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, 00076 Espoo, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-3622-9555
Anil KumarDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, Cheri-Manatu, Kamre, Kanke, Ranchi 835222, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2123-1994
Aalto University · FICentral University of Jharkhand · INRajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ethidium bromide (EtBr) is widely used in most laboratories to detect nucleic acids in gel electrophoresis applications. It is a well-known carcinogenic and mutagenic agent, which can affect biotic components of the place in which it is disposed. Usually the gel-waste is either buried in the ground or incinerated, whereas the liquid waste is disposed of down the sink following the recommended methods of treatment. The recommended methods do not involve biological potential, but rather make use of chemicals, which may further deteriorate soil and water quality. The present study identifies and characterizes the EtBr-degrading bacterial isolates BR3 and BR4. A bibliographic review of the risk status of using these isolates for the treatment of lab waste in laboratory settings is also presented. BR3 was identified as

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16S-rRNAbioaccumulationbiotransformationinhibition zoneMorganella morganiipathogenicityProteus terraerisk assessment

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