Innovative use of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans for the biological machining of metals

Acta Biotechnologica

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 87-96

  Ting, Y P ^a   Senthil Kumar, A ^a   Rahman, M ^a   Chia, B K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; METAL; ORGANIC MATTER; STEEL;

BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; METALS INDUSTRY;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; LEACHING; MACHINE; METAL INDUSTRY; METALLURGY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THIOBACILLUS; THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

EID: 0033854743     PISSN: 01384988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/abio.370200202     Document Type: Article

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