A fast and simple turbidimetric method for the determination of sulfate in sulfate-reducing bacterial cultures

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 179-184

  Kolmert, Åsa ^a   Wikström, Per ^b   Hallberg, Kevin B ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Sulfate analysis; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Turbidimetric assay

Indexed keywords

SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; TURBIDIMETRY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SULFATES; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA;

EID: 0033843651     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(00)00154-8     Document Type: Article

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