Biodegradation of thiomersal containing effluents by a mercury resistant Pseudomonas putida strain

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 3511-3522

  Fortunato, Raquel ^a   Crespo, João G ^a   Reis, M A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Organic mercury; Pseudomonas; Thiomersal; Vaccine wastewaters; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; EFFLUENTS; MERCURY (METAL); PLANT CELL CULTURE; VACCINES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ORGANIC MERCURY; PSEUDOMONAS; THIOMERSAL; VACCINE WASTEWATERS;

BIODEGRADATION;

MERCURY; THIOMERSAL;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REMEDIATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BATCH REACTOR; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DILUTION; EFFLUENT; EVALUATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; VACCINE PRODUCTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 24344468703     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.06.012     Document Type: Article

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