Characterization of sulfur oxidation by an autotrophic sulfur oxidizer, Thiobacillus sp. ASWW-2

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 48-52

  Lee, Eun Young ^a   Cho, Kyung Suk ^a   Ryu, Hee Wook ^b  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b Soongsil University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Autotrophic sulfur oxidizing bacterium; Biofilter; Elemental sulfur; Tolerance to sulfate

Indexed keywords

EID: 52849099869     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02932353     Document Type: Article

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