Novel forms of anaerobic respiration of environmental relevance

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 252-256

  Lovley, Derek R ^a   Coates, John D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC ION; INORGANIC COMPOUND; METAL DERIVATIVE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; REVIEW; SOIL TREATMENT;

EID: 0034042695     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(00)00085-0     Document Type: Review

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