Oxidation of arsenite to arsenate by a bacterium isolated from an aquatic environment

BioMetals

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-149

  Weeger, William ^a   Lièvremont, Didier ^a   Perret, Magalie ^a   Lagarde, Florence ^b   Hubert, Jean Claude ^a   Leroy, Maurice ^b   Lett, Marie Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Arsenate; Arsenic biological oxidation; Arsenic speciation; Arsenite; Resistance to arsenic

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ACID; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT;

ARSENATES; ARSENITES; BACTERIA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOSPHATES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0032994715     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009255012328     Document Type: Article

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