The isolation and use of iron-oxidizing, moderately thermophilic acidophiles from the Collie coal mine for the generation of ferric iron leaching solution

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 748-753

  Kinnunen, P H M ^a   Robertson, W J ^b   Plumb, J J ^b   Gibson, J A E ^b   Nichols, P D ^b   Franzmann, P D ^b   Puhakka, J A ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC ION; IRON;

ACIDOPHILY; IRON; LEACHING; OXIDATION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ALICYCLOBACILLUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COAL MINING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION; PH; SULFUR BACTERIUM; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

AUSTRALIA; COLLIE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ACIDIANUS; ACIDIANUS BRIERLEYI; ALICYCLOBACILLUS; ALICYCLOBACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROBIOTA; SULFOBACILLUS;

EID: 0347927365     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-002-1185-3     Document Type: Article

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