Reduction of chromate by microorganisms isolated from metal contaminated sites of Karachi, Pakistan

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 829-836

  Badar, U ^a   Ahmed, N ^a   Beswick, A J ^b,c   Pattanapipitpaisal, P ^b   Macaskie, L E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioremediation of Cr(VI); Chromate bioreduction; Chromate resistance

Indexed keywords

CHROMIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; REDUCTION; SOIL TREATMENT;

BACILLUS; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; PSEUDOMONAS SYNXANTHA;

EID: 0034042962     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005649113190     Document Type: Article

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