Microbial Metal Transformations

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 83-88

  Gadd, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Metal immobilization; Metal mobilization; Toxic metals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347670025     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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