Characterization of iron- and sulphide mineral-oxidizing moderately thermophilic acidophilic bacteria from an Indonesian auto-heating copper mine waste heap and a deep South African gold mine

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 409-414

  Kinnunen, Päivi H M ^a   Puhakka, Jaakko A ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acidophiles; Bioleaching; Moderate thermophiles; Sulfobacillus spp.

Indexed keywords

CATION; CHALCOPYRITE; COPPER; GOLD; IRON; PYRITE; RNA 16S; SILVER; SULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INDONESIA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEACHING; MINING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; OXIDATION; PH; SOUTH AFRICA; SULFOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; SULFOBACILLUS YELLOWSTONENSIS; SULFUR BACTERIUM; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA; COPPER; ECOSYSTEM; GOLD; HEAT; INDONESIA; IRON; MINERALS; MINING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SILVER; SOUTH AFRICA; SULFIDES;

SULFOBACILLUS; SULFOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; SULFOBACILLUS YELLOWSTONENSIS;

EID: 10944230452     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-004-0160-7     Document Type: Article

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