Geomicrobiology of the Tinto River, a model of interest for biohydrometallurgy

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 301-309

  Gonzalez Toril E ^a   Gomez F ^b   Rodriguez N ^b   Fernandez Remolar D ^b   Zuluaga, J ^a   Marin I ^a   Amils, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acidic pH; Chemolithotrophy; Geomicrobiology; Iron; Tinto River

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ECOLOGY; HYDROMETALLURGY; PH EFFECTS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

GEOMICROBIOLOGY;

MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 17644445391     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-386X(03)00169-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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