Reductive Precipitation of Gold by Dissimilatory Fe(III)-Reducing Bacteria and Archaea

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 3275-3279

  Kashefi, Kazem ^a   Tor, Jason M ^a   Nevin, Kelly P ^a   Lovley, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC ION; GOLD;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRECIPITATION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; GOLD; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PRECIPITATION;

EID: 0035407669     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.7.3275-3279.2001     Document Type: Article

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