Interfacial activity and leaching patterns of Leptospirillum ferrooxidans on pyrite

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-29

  Rojas Chapana, José A ^a   Tributsch, Helmut ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Extracellular polymeric substance; Leptospirillum ferrooxidans; Nanoparticle; Pitting; Pyrite

Indexed keywords

FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; NANOPARTICLE; PYRITE;

BIOMINERALIZATION; CORROSION; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; LEACHING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PYRITE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM; BIOMINERALIZATION; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; LEACHING; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERROOXIDANS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STOICHIOMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOPOLYMERS; CORROSION; IRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOPARTICLES; SULFIDES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTOSPIRILLUM; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERROOXIDANS;

EID: 1642399111     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(03)00221-6     Document Type: Article

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