Development of a direct count method by factorial experiments and application in sorption of Thiobacilli on pyrrhotite ore particles

Resource and Environmental Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-38

  Beolchini, F ^a   Nardini, A ^a   Veglio', F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; ESTIMATION METHOD; ORE BODY; PYRRHOTITE; SORPTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

THIOBACILLUS;

EID: 0034118454     PISSN: 13582283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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