Role of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans and sulphur (sulphide)-dependent ferric-ion-reducing activity in the oxidation of sulphide minerals

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 377-382

  Das, A ^a,b   Mishra, A K ^a  

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FERRIC ION; IRON; MINERAL; SODIUM AZIDE; SULFIDE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; SOLUBILIZATION;

EID: 0029998509     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050699     Document Type: Article

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