Mineral and iron oxidation at low temperatures by pure and mixed cultures of acidophilic microorganisms

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1205-1215

  Dopson, Mark ^a   Halinen, Anna Kaisa ^b   Rahunen, Nelli ^b   Özkaya, Bestamin ^b   Sahinkaya, Erkan ^b   Kaksonen, Anna H ^b   Lindström, E Börje ^a   Puhakka, Jaakko A ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Bioleaching; Iron oxidation; Psychrotolerant; Temperature dependency

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; IRON OXIDATION; PSYCHROTOLERANT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCY;

BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IRON ORES; MINERALS; OXIDATION;

MICROORGANISMS;

CHALCOPYRITE; IRON; MINERAL; PYRITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDOPHILE; ACIDOTHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CULTURE MEDIUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; IRON; LEPTOSPIRACEAE; METALLURGY; MINERALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERROOXIDANS;

EID: 34547598575     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21312     Document Type: Article

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