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. 2011 Oct 24;1(1):39–45.

Table 4.

Incidence of heavy metal tolerance in bacteria from bullfrog farm.

Heavy metal n Number of isolates with heavy metal tolerance (µg/ml) Resistancea

2.5 5 10 20 40 25 50 100 200 400 150 300 600 1200 2400 n %
Cadmium 77 - - - - - 0 5 8 9 30 - - - - - 69 89.6
Cromium 77 - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 77 100
Copper 77 - - - - - - - - - - 3 7 18 42 77 59 76.6
Mercury 77 0 0 0 0 12 - - - - - - - - - - 77 100
a

Resistance Concentration:: Hg2+ (10µg/ml); Cd2+ and Cr6+ (100µg/ml); Cu2+ (600µg/ml). n : Number of total isolates; - : Not Tested