Micro-Raman analysis and AFM imaging of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans biofilm grown on uranium ore

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 159, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 557-561

  Pradhan, Nilotpala ^a   Pradhan, Siddhartha K ^a   Nayak, Bijan B ^a   Mukherjee, Partha S ^a   Sukla, Lala B ^a   Mishra, Barada K ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF MINERALS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Atomic force microscopy; Biofilm; Extracellular polymeric substances; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

POLYMER; URANIUM DERIVATIVE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; URANIUM MINE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; BIOFILMS; BIOPOLYMERS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INDIA; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; URANIUM;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 52149084999     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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