Role of Thiobacillus and sulfate-reducing bacteria in iron biocycling in oxic and acidic mine tailings

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-24

  Fortin, D ^a,b   Davis, B ^a   Beveridge, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidic mine tailings; Iron biocycling; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Thiobacillus

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFUR BACTERIUM; THIOBACILLUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THIOBACILLUS;

BACTERIA; IRON CYCLING; MINE TAILING; SULPHATE-REDUCING BACTERIA;

CANADA, ONTARIO, KAM KOTIA MINE;

EID: 0030222760     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-6496(96)00039-6     Document Type: Article

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