UV induced mutations in Acidianus brierleyi growing in a continuous stirred tank reactor generated a strain with improved bioleaching capabilities

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1136-1140

  Meng, Chun ^a   Shi, Xian'ai ^a   Lin, Hui ^a   Chen, Jianfeng ^a   Guo, Yanghao ^a  

^a FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. brierleyi; Adaptation; Countercurrent bioleaching process; UV mutation in CSTR

Indexed keywords

COUNTERCURRENT BIOLEACHING PROCESS; STIRRED TANK REACTORS;

BIOLEACHING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MUTAGENESIS; PH EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

MICROORGANISMS;

CHALCOPYRITE; COPPER; PYRITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDIANUS; ACIDIANUS BRIERLEYI; ARTICLE; BIOLEACHING; BREEDING METHOD; COUNTERCURRENT SYSTEM; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PULP DENSITY; PULP PROCESSING; STIRRED REACTOR; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ACIDIANUS BRIERLEYI;

EID: 33847647639     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2006.08.020     Document Type: Article

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