Potential role of Thiobacillus camus in arsenopyrite bioleaching

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 36-40

  Dopson, Mark ^a   Lindström, E Börje ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC DERIVATIVE; ARSENOPYRITE; IRON; SULFUR; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; TETRATHIONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; SULFOBACILLUS THERMOSULFIDOOXIDANS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THIOBACILLUS CALDUS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS CALDUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SULFOBACILLUS THERMOSULFIDOOXIDANS; THIOBACILLUS; THIOBACILLUS CALDUS; THIOBACILLUS CAMUS;

EID: 0032959897     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.1.36-40.1999     Document Type: Article

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