Reduction of selenium oxyanions by Enterobacter cloacae SLD1a-1: Isolation and growth of the bacterium and its expulsion of selenium particles

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3079-3084

  Losi, M E ^a   Frankenberger Jr , W T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE;

EID: 0030876819     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.8.3079-3084.1997     Document Type: Article

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