Formation of Ni- and Zn-Sulfides in cultures of sulfate-reducing bacteria

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 609-614

  Gramp, Jonathan P ^a   Bigham, Jerry M ^a   Sasaki, Keiko ^b   Tuovinen, Olli H ^a,c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biogenic sulfides; Nickel sulfide; Sulfate reducing bacteria; X ray diffraction; Zinc sulfide

Indexed keywords

INOCULATION; IRON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NICKEL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; SULFIDE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 36849053940     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450701758239     Document Type: Article

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