Microbiology of an industrial-scale chalcocite heap bioleaching operation

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 11-17

  Hawkes, R B ^a,b   Franzmann, P D ^a   Plumb, J J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA; 16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCES; 16S RRNA GENES; ACIDIC MINE DRAINAGES; ARCHAEA; AUSTRALIA; ELECTRON DONORS; FERRIC IRONS; FERROUS SULFATES; HEAP BIOLEACHING; LEACHATE SAMPLES; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERRIPHILUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MODERATE TEMPERATURES; MODERATELY THERMOPHILIC MICROORGANISMS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MYANMARS; NEW SPECIES; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPTIMUM GROWTH TEMPERATURES; OPTIMUM TEMPERATURES; PCR-DGGE; PH RANGES; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES; PROTEOBACTERIA; SELECTED STRAINS; SULFOBACILLUS; TETRATHIONATE; YEAST EXTRACTS;

BIOLEACHING; BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE; COPPER; COSMIC RAYS; GENES; GROWTH (MATERIALS); IRON; LEACHING; METAL ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; POTASSIUM; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; YEAST;

PH EFFECTS;

EID: 58049162442     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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