Table 3 Genes associated with putative heavy metal (loid) s resistance in Bacillus sp. S3

Arsenate/arsenite detoxification

FAY30_05805

aioB

Small subunit of arsenite oxidase

As (III) oxidation

FAY30_02870

arsB_123

Putative arsenical pump membrane protein

As (III) efflux pump

FAY30_09810

FAY30_12790

FAY30_09815

arsC

Arsenate reductase

As(V) reduction

Copper detoxification

FAY30_07975

FAY30_15235

FAY30_16820

FAY30_16835

copA_1234

Copper-exporting P-type ATPase;

Lead, cadmium, zinc and mercury transporting ATPase

Cation translocation P-type ATPase

FAY30_11165

FAY30_16840

copZ_12

Copper chaperone

FAY30_05265

cutC

Copper homeostasis protein

Chromate detoxification

FAY30_22440

chrR

Chromate reductase

FAY30_11465

FAY30_20185 FAY30_20190

chrA_123

Chromate transport protein

Cadmium, zinc, cobalt, mercury detoxification

FAY30_09760

cadC

Cadmium resistance transcriptional regulatory protein

FAY30_09765

cadA

Putative cadmium-transporting ATPase

FAY30_21075

zupT

Zinc transporter

FAY30_06055

zosA

Zinc-transporting ATPase

FAY30_11960

yeiR

Zinc-binding GTPase

FAY30_17115

zur

Zinc uptake regulation protein

FAY30_15605

znuA

Zinc ABC transporter, substrate-binding protein

FAY30_20065

znuB

Zinc ABC transporter, permease protein

FAY30_08125

znuC

Zinc ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein

FAY30_20440

czcD

Cadmium, cobalt and zinc/H(+)-K(+) antiporter

Cation efflux system protein

FAY30_10430

corC

Magnesium and cobalt efflux protein

FAY30_24820

corA

Cobalt/magnesium transport protein

merR

Mercuric resistance operon regulatory protein

Nickel, molybdenum, detoxification

FAY30_20460

nikMN

Nickel transport protein

FAY30_20940

modA

Molybdate-binding periplasmic protein

FAY30_18400

modB

Molybdenum transport system permease protein