Developments in terrestrial bacterial remediation of metals

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 230-233

  Stephen, John R ^a   Macnaughton, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHATE; RADIOISOTOPE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

BACTERIUM; BIOPROCESS; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IMMOBILIZATION; MOBILIZATION; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOIL; SPECIES; TOXICITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033152395     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(99)80040-8     Document Type: Article

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