Enhanced Growth of Acidocella facilis and Related Acidophilic Bacteria at High Concentrations of Aluminum

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 98-104

  Wakao, Norio ^a   Yasuda, Tsuyoshi ^a   Jojima, Yasuko ^b   Yamanaka, Shigeru ^b,c   Hiraishi, Akira ^b,d  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acidiphilium; Acidocella; acidophilic bacteria; aluminum; toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347444634     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.2002.98     Document Type: Article

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