Earthworms Produce phytochelatins in Response to Arsenic

Manuel Liebeke; Isabel Garcia-Perez; Craig J. Anderson; Alan J. Lawlor; Mark H. Bennett; Ceri A. Morris; Peter Kille; Claus Svendsen; David J. Spurgeon; Jacob G. Bundy

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0081271

Loading metrics

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Research Article

Earthworms Produce phytochelatins in Response to Arsenic

Manuel Liebeke ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Manuel Liebeke, Isabel Garcia-Perez, Craig J. Anderson

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
⨯
Isabel Garcia-Perez ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Manuel Liebeke, Isabel Garcia-Perez, Craig J. Anderson

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
⨯
Craig J. Anderson ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Manuel Liebeke, Isabel Garcia-Perez, Craig J. Anderson

Current address: Black Mountain Laboratories, CSIRO, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Affiliations Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, United Kingdom, School of Biosciences, University of Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom
⨯
Alan J. Lawlor,

Affiliation Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Lancaster, United Kingdom
⨯
Mark H. Bennett,

Affiliation Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
⨯
Ceri A. Morris,

Affiliation School of Biosciences, University of Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom
⨯
Peter Kille,

Affiliation School of Biosciences, University of Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom
⨯
Claus Svendsen,

Affiliation Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, United Kingdom
⨯
David J. Spurgeon,

Affiliation Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, United Kingdom
⨯
Jacob G. Bundy

* E-mail: j.bundy@imperial.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
⨯

Earthworms Produce phytochelatins in Response to Arsenic

Manuel Liebeke,
Isabel Garcia-Perez,
Craig J. Anderson,
Alan J. Lawlor,
Mark H. Bennett,
Ceri A. Morris,
Peter Kille,
Claus Svendsen,
David J. Spurgeon,
Jacob G. Bundy

Published: November 22, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0081271

Reader Comments (0)

Post a new comment on this article

Subject Areas
?

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.
We want your feedback. Do these Subject Areas make sense for this article? Click the target next to the incorrect Subject Area and let us know. Thanks for your help!

Arsenic
Is the Subject Area "Arsenic" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Earthworms
Is the Subject Area "Earthworms" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Cadmium
Is the Subject Area "Cadmium" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Caenorhabditis elegans
Is the Subject Area "Caenorhabditis elegans" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Gene expression
Is the Subject Area "Gene expression" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
NMR spectroscopy
Is the Subject Area "NMR spectroscopy" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Methionine
Is the Subject Area "Methionine" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Metabolic pathways
Is the Subject Area "Metabolic pathways" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.