Solubilisation of some naturally occurring metal-bearing minerals, limescale and lead phosphate by Aspergillus niger

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-35

  Sayer, Jacqueline A ^a   Kierans, Martin ^a   Gadd, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Lead phosphate; Metal bearing mineral; Oxalate; Solubilization

Indexed keywords

COPPER; LEAD; LEAD SULFIDE; MANGANESE; OXALIC ACID; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; LIGAND BINDING; MINERAL BALANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SOLUBILIZATION;

AGAR; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CRYSTALLIZATION; LEAD; METALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MINERALS; OXALATES; SOLUBILITY;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI;

EID: 0030884398     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00296-6     Document Type: Article

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