Short communication: Leaching of chromite overburden with various native bacterial strains

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 769-771

  Acharya, C ^a   Kar, R N ^a   Sukla, L B ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF MINERALS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Chromite overburden; Lactobacillus acidophilus; Lactobacillus sp.; Propionibacterium acnes; Staphylococcus lactis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM STRAIN; CHROMITE; LEACHING; METAL SOLUBILIZATION; NICKEL;

LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 0031758962     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008888031842     Document Type: Article

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