Perchlorate reduction by a novel chemolithoautotrophic, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 570-576

  Zhang, Husen ^a   Bruns, Mary Ann ^b   Logan, Bruce E ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; GRAM-NEGATIVE CHEMOLITHOTROPHIC BACTERIA; HYDROGEN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PERCHLORIC ACID; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; DECHLOROMONAS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0036802415     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-2920.2002.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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