Native Phytoremediation Potential of Urtica dioica for Removal of PCBs and Heavy Metals Can Be Improved by Genetic Manipulations Using Constitutive CaMV 35S Promoter

Jitka Viktorova; Zuzana Jandova; Michaela Madlenakova; Petra Prouzova; Vilem Bartunek; Blanka Vrchotova; Petra Lovecka; Lucie Musilova; Tomas Macek

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0167927

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Native Phytoremediation Potential of Urtica dioica for Removal of PCBs and Heavy Metals Can Be Improved by Genetic Manipulations Using Constitutive CaMV 35S Promoter

Jitka Viktorova,

Affiliation UCT Prague, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Technicka 3, Prague, Czech Republic
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Zuzana Jandova,

Affiliation UCT Prague, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Technicka 3, Prague, Czech Republic
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Michaela Madlenakova,

Affiliation UCT Prague, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Technicka 3, Prague, Czech Republic
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Petra Prouzova,

Affiliation UCT Prague, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Technicka 3, Prague, Czech Republic
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Vilem Bartunek,

Affiliation UCT Prague, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Technicka 3, Prague, Czech Republic
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Blanka Vrchotova,

Affiliation UCT Prague, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Technicka 3, Prague, Czech Republic
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Petra Lovecka,

Affiliation UCT Prague, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Technicka 3, Prague, Czech Republic
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Lucie Musilova,

Affiliation UCT Prague, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Technicka 3, Prague, Czech Republic
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Tomas Macek

* E-mail: tomas.macek@vscht.cz

Affiliation UCT Prague, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Technicka 3, Prague, Czech Republic
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Native Phytoremediation Potential of Urtica dioica for Removal of PCBs and Heavy Metals Can Be Improved by Genetic Manipulations Using Constitutive CaMV 35S Promoter

Jitka Viktorova,
Zuzana Jandova,
Michaela Madlenakova,
Petra Prouzova,
Vilem Bartunek,
Blanka Vrchotova,
Petra Lovecka,
Lucie Musilova,
Tomas Macek

Published: December 8, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0167927

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