Isolation and characterization of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans strain D3-2 active in copper bioleaching from a copper mine in Chile

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 998-1004

  Sugio, Tsuyoshi ^a   Wakabayashi, Masanori ^a   Kanao, Tadayoshi ^a   Takeuchi, Fumiaki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Copper bioleaching; Iron oxidation; Sulfite oxidation; Sulfur oxidation

Indexed keywords

BIOLEACHING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; PROTEINS; TOXICITY;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; COPPER BIOLEACHING; IRON OXIDATION; SULFITE OXIDATION; SULFUR OXIDATION;

BACTERIA;

BISULFITE; CHALCOPYRITE; COPPER; IRON; SULFITE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MINING; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SOLUBILITY;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; CHILE; COPPER; CULTURE MEDIA; IRON; MINING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOLUBILITY; SULFITES;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

EID: 43549100846     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70743     Document Type: Article

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