Microbial uranium immobilization independent of nitrate reduction

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2321-2330

  Madden, Andrew S ^a   Smith, April C ^b   Balkwill, David L ^b   Fagan, Lisa A ^a   Phelps, Tommy J ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; NITRATE; RNA 16S; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ECOSYSTEM; NITRATES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; TENNESSEE; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; FIRMICUTES;

EID: 34547652678     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01347.x     Document Type: Article

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