Volatilization of mercury by resting mercury-resistant bacterial cells

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 259-264

  Ghosh, S ^a   Sadhukhan, P C ^a   Ghosh, D K ^a   Chaudhuri, J ^a   Mandal, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; AZOTOBACTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; VOLATILIZATION;

AZOTOBACTER; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; MERCURY; OXIDOREDUCTASES; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILIZATION;

AZOTOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030049689     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900039     Document Type: Article

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