An arsenic(III)-oxidizing bacterial population: Selection, characterization, and performance in reactors

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 656-667

  Battaglia Brunet, F ^a   Dictor, M C ^a   Garrido, F ^a   Crouzet, C ^a   Morin, D ^a   Dekeyser, K ^b   Clarens, M ^c   Baranger, P ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b Guigues Rech Appl en Microbiologie   (France)

^c Pépinière d'Entreprise EOLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

ARSENIC(III); AUTOTROPHICS; BACTERIAL POPULATION; CONDITION; MINING ENVIRONMENTS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TOOLS; OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE; ORGANIC SUBSTRATE; OXIDIZING ACTIVITY; PERFORMANCE;

OXIDATION;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; OXIDATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENT; GENUS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION; PH; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POPULATION; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA PICKETII; REACTOR; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA PICKETTII; THIOMONAS;

EID: 0036378199     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01726.x     Document Type: Article

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