Selenium uptake by sulfur-accumulating bacteria

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 3531-3539

  Nelson, Douglas C ^a   Casey, William H ^a   Sison, Jennette D ^a   Mack, E Erin ^a   Ahmad, Azeem ^a   Pollack, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; SELENIUM; SULPHUR;

EID: 0030498437     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(96)00221-9     Document Type: Article

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