The use of Escherichia coli bearing a phoN gene for the removal of uranium and nickel from aqueous flows

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 266-272

  Basnakova, G ^a   Stephens, E R ^a   Thaller, M C ^b   Rossolini, G M ^c   Macaskie, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; NICKEL; URANIUM;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BACTERIUM; NICKEL; REMOVAL; URANIUM;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; NICKEL; URANIUM;

AQUEOUS HUMOR FLOW; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CITROBACTER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW RATE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; WATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CITROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; NICKEL; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031664196     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051288     Document Type: Article

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