Reduction of selenite to elemental selenium by Enterobacter cloacae SLD1a-1

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1301-1306

  Dungan, R S ^a   Frankenberger Jr , W T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; NITRATES; PH EFFECTS; SELENIUM; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THERMAL EFFECTS; XYLOSE;

ARABINOSE; NITRITE; SORBOSE; SULFITE;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

SELENITE; SELENIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE;

EID: 0032211944     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1998.00472425002700060005x     Document Type: Article

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