A sulfate-reducing bacterium that can detoxify U(VI) and obtain energy via nitrate reduction

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 348-361

  Pietzsch, Katja ^a,b   Babel, Wolfgang ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b Senslab GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS; NITRATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFATES; URANIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOVIBRIO; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS;

EID: 0042428999     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200390038     Document Type: Article

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