Tolerance of nitrifying bacteria to copper and nickel

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2000-2005

  Fait, Gabriella ^a   Broos, Kris ^b   Zrna, Sharyn ^b   Lombi, Enzo ^b   Hamon, Rebecca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Copper; Nickel; Nitrifying bacteria; Soil; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; COPPER; METALS; NICKEL; SOIL MECHANICS;

NITRIFYING BACTERIA; SOIL MICROORGANISMS; STERILIZED SOILS;

BACTERIA;

COPPER; NICKEL;

COPPER; FIELD METHOD; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NICKEL; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; METAL TOLERANCE; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; COPPER; NICKEL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33751070068     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/05-517R.1     Document Type: Article

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