Bacterial respiration of arsenic and selenium

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 615-627

  Stolz, John F ^a   Oremland, Ronald S ^b  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenate reduction; Selenate reduction; Selenite reduction

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ARSENIC; LACTIC ACID; MOLYBDIC ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PYRUVIC ACID; SELENIUM;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN;

CHRYSIOGENES ARSENATUS;

EID: 0032844160     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6445(99)00024-8     Document Type: Review

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