Tellurite removal by marine photosynthetic bacteria

Journal of Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 46-49

  Yamada, Akiyo ^a   Miyagishima, Nobuyuki ^a   Matsunaga, Tadashi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BIOREMEDIATION; METALS; TOXICITY;

EID: 0030771472     PISSN: 09412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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