Engineering bacterial biopolymers for the biosorption of heavy metals; new products and novel formulations

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 451-460

  Gutnick, D L ^a   Bach, H ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; EMULSIFYING AGENT; HEAVY METAL; POLYMER;

ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DNA MODIFICATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; SOIL TREATMENT;

ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033787549     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530000438     Document Type: Article

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