Metals tolerance in moderately thermophilic isolates from a spent copper sulfide heap, closely related to Acidithiobacillus caldus, Acidimicrobium ferrooxidans and Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 461-465

  Watkin, E L J ^a   Keeling, S E ^b,c   Perrot, F A ^b   Shiers, D W ^b   Palmer, M L ^a,d   Watling, H R ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acidimicrobium ferrooxidans; Acidithiobacillus caldus; Bioleaching; Heavy metal tolerance; Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA; COPPER; DNA, BACTERIAL; HOT TEMPERATURE; METALS, HEAVY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SULFIDES;

EID: 61349127799     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-008-0508-5     Document Type: Article

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