Solubilization of Cu2+ from copper ore by iron-oxidizing bacteria isolated from the natural environment and identification of the enzyme that determines Cu2+ solubilization activity

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 346-350

  Sugio, Tsuyoshi ^a   Akhter, Fauzia ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

bacterial leaching; copper; iron oxidizing bacteria

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IRON; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME METABOLISM; GROWTH RATE; LEACHING; SOLUBILIZATION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THIOBACILLUS;

EID: 0029955109     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0922-338X(96)89148-3     Document Type: Article

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