Bacterial destruction of mica during bioleaching of kaolin and quartz sands by Bacillus cereus

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 583-590

  Styriakova I ^a   Styriak I ^b   Nandakumar, M P ^c   Mattiasson, B ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Bioleaching; Glucose consumption; Kaolin; Mica; Quartz sands

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICA;

EID: 0042914368     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025176210705     Document Type: Article

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