Precipitation of iron, silica, and sulfate on bacterial cell surfaces

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 309-324

  Fortin, D ^a   Ferris, F G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Ferrihydrite; Hydrous ferric oxides; Schwertmannite; Silica; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; IRON; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SILICA; SULFATE;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0032468892     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490459809378085     Document Type: Article

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