Influence of heavy metals on growth and ferrous sulphate oxidation by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in pure and mixed cultures

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2683-2687

  Cabrera, G ^a   Gomez J M ^a   Cantero, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acidiphilium; Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Ferrous sulphate oxidation; Heavy metal

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; GROWTH KINETICS; HEAVY METALS; IRON COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; FERROUS SULPHATE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED CONCENTRATIONS (MTC); TOLERANCE LIMITS;

CELL CULTURE;

ACIDIPHILIUM; ACIDIPHILIUM SP.; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 15744370263     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2004.12.005     Document Type: Article

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