Accumulation of thorium ion using various microorganisms

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 215-218

  Tsuruta, Takehiko ^a  

^a TOHWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accumulation of thorium ion; Arthrobacter nicotianae; Micrococcus luteus; Microorganisms; Streptomyces levoris

Indexed keywords

THORIUM;

ACTINOBACTERIA; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSORPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; STREPTOMYCES;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; THORIUM; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; YEASTS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER NICOTIANAE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NOCARDIA; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES LEVORIS;

EID: 0141590412     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.49.215     Document Type: Article

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