Microbial detoxification of metals and radionuclides

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 248-253

  Lloyd, Jonathan R ^a   Lovley, Derek R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; RADIOISOTOPE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER JOHNSONII; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CITROBACTER; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; DETOXIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOBACTER METALLIREDUCENS; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PLANTICOLA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REVIEW; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOMYCES; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0035369144     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(00)00207-X     Document Type: Review

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