Struvite crystallization on Myxococcus cells

Chemosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 475-481

  Omar, Nabil Ben ^a   Gonzalez Muñoz, Ma Teresa ^a   Peñalver, Jose Maria Arias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRUVITE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; MYXOCOCCALES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MYXOCOCCUS CORALLOIDES; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 0032008241     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)10014-5     Document Type: Article

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