Rhizosphere-induced selenium precipitation for possible applications in phytoremediation of Se polluted effluents

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 349-356

  Vallini, Giovanni ^a   Di Gregorio, Simona ^a   Lampis, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial Reduction; Selenite; Wastewater Rhizofiltration

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS BISULCATUS; BACILLUS MYCOIDES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIALES; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 19944372426     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2005-3-419     Document Type: Conference Paper

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