Technical communication: Determination of cuprous ions in bacterial leachates and for environmental monitoring

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-138

  Anwar, Munir A ^a   Iqbal, Mazhar ^a   Qamar, Muhammad A ^a   Rehman, Moazur ^a   Khalid, Ahmad M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING NIBGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bacterial leach liquor; Bicinchoninic acid; Cuprous ions; Thiobacillus ferrooxidans; Thiobacillus thiooxidans

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL LEACHATE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BICINCHONINIC ACID; COMPLEX FORMATION; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LEACHATE; REACTION MECHANISM; SPECTROMETRY;

THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; THIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS;

EID: 0034112425     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008978501177     Document Type: Article

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