Utilisation of aliphatic compounds by acidophilic heterotrophic bacteria. The potential for bioremediation of acidic wastewaters contaminated with toxic organic compounds and heavy metals

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-190

  Gemmell, Renia T ^a   Knowles, Christopher J ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Acidophile; Aliphatic; Bioremediation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; HEAVY METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TETRAZOLIUM; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN ELECTRODE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA; FATTY ACIDS; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; METALS, HEAVY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

ACIDOPHILES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034669740     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(00)00428-6     Document Type: Article

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