Growth of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans: A novel experimental design for batch growth and bacterial leaching studies

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2586-2592

  Harvey, P I ^a   Crundwell, F K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL OXIDATION; BATCH CULTURE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; REDOX POTENTIAL;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THIOBACILLUS; THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

EID: 0030762753     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.7.2586-2592.1997     Document Type: Article

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