A comparison of carbon/energy and complex nitrogen sources for bacterial sulphate-reduction: Potential applications to bioprecipitation of toxic metals as sulphides

Journal of Industrial Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 116-123

  White, C ^a   Gadd, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Complex nitrogen sources; Substrates; Sulphate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; METAL; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERMENTATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; SULFUR BACTERIUM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029854755     PISSN: 01694146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01570054     Document Type: Article

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