Simultaneous reduction of nitrate and selenate by cell suspensions of selenium-respiring bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 4385-4392

  Oremland, Ronald S ^a   Blum, Jodi Switzer ^a   Bindi, Allana Burns ^a   Dowdle, Philip R ^a   Herbel, Mitchell ^a   Stolz, John F ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ACID; CHLORAMPHENICOL; FUMARIC ACID; NITRATE; SELENATE; THIOSULFATE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CELL SUSPENSION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACILLUS ARSENICISELENATIS; BACILLUS ARSENICOSELENATIS; BACILLUS SELENITIREDUCENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SULFUROSPIRILLUM BARNESII;

EID: 0032868073     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.10.4385-4392.1999     Document Type: Article

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