Bacterial community structure change during pyrite bioleaching process: Effect of pH and aeration

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 267-272

  Xingyu, Liu ^a   Rongbo, Shu ^a   Bowei, Chen ^a   Biao, Wu ^a   Jiankang, Wen ^a  

^a GENERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NONFERROUS METALS   (China)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; Biodiversity; Bioleaching; Pyrite

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLEACHING; CLONING; COPPER; PYRITES;

16S RRNA; 16S RRNA GENE; 16S RRNA GENES; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; AERATED CONDITIONS; BACTERIA DIVERSITIES; BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; COMMERCIAL PLANTS; LEPTOSPIRILLUM; MICROBIAL GROUPS; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; STIRRED REACTORS; SULFOBACILLUS;

PH EFFECTS;

EID: 57049188998     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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