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Abstract
Moderately halophilic bacteria are adapted to grow over a wide range of salinities; they grow optimally in medium containing 3% to 15% w/v salt. Accordingly, they are widely distributed in different saline soils, Salter ponds, salt mines, salted foods, and others. Little interest has been focused on studying the metal tolerance by moderate halophiles. The present study was concerned with two approaches; the first was to isolate a moderate halophilic bacterium showing a noticeable metal resistant character and to identify and characterize its pattern of resistance. The second approach was a molecular study that aimed to identify the genes responsible for metal tolerance.