Published May 6, 2020 | Version v1
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Study the mercury biosorption by unicellular diatom Nitzschia capitellata Hustedt

  • 1. Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; * sadatmandsara@gmail.com
  • 2. Department of Biotechnology, University of Alzahra, Iran
  • 3. Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Tehran

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The algae have unique characteristic, due to the fact that algae, particularly marine algae, are relatively able to accumulate high metal content. These structures are high resistance and have ability to grow in autotroph and heterotrophic condition. They have the metal storing factors, ability to heavy metals compartmentation, high surface/volume ratio, and able to phytochelation.

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