Microbial community study of the iron ore concentrate of the Sishen Iron Ore Mine, South Africa

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2531-2538

  Williams, P J ^a   Cloete, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Citric acid; Iron ore concentrate; Microbial community; Phosphorous; Potassium; Sishen Iron Ore Mine

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BACTERIOLOGY; BLAST FURNACES; CITRIC ACID; COSMIC RAYS; CRUSHED STONE PLANTS; FURNACE LININGS; FURNACES; GARNETS; INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; IRON; IRON ORE TREATMENT; IRON ORES; LEACHING; METAL REFINERIES; METALLURGICAL FURNACES; MINERALS; MINES; MINING; ORE TREATMENT; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; STEELMAKING;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; BACTERIAL ISOLATES; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CHEMICAL LEACHING; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; FUNGAL ISOLATES; FUNGAL SPECIES; IRON ORE CONCENTRATE; IRON ORE MINES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINE ENVIRONMENTS; MINERAL DEPOSITS; ORE CONCENTRATES; PHAEOSPHAERIA; PHOSPHOROUS; PROGRESSIVE DEPLETION; REFRACTORY LININGS; SISHEN IRON ORE MINE; SOUTH AFRICA; STEEL MAKING PROCESSES;

ORES;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; FUNGI; HERBASPIRILLUM; PHAEOSPHAERIA NODORUM;

EID: 52449130025     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9777-4     Document Type: Article

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