Bioaccumulation of gold by sulfate-reducing bacteria cultured in the presence of gold(I)-thiosulfate complex

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 3646-3661

  Lengke, Maggy ^a   Southam, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; GOLD; GOLD MINE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; THIOSULFATE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WITWATERSRAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33745714362     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2006.04.018     Document Type: Article

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