Comparative study of inorganic arsenic resistance of several strains of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 98, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 235-240

  Leng, Feifan ^a   Li, Kaiyan ^a   Zhang, Xiaoxue ^a   Li, Yongquan ^a,b   Zhu, Yan ^a   Lu, Jianfei ^a   Li, Hongyu ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTH MINZU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans; Arsenate; Arsenite; Bacterial growth; Inorganic arsenic resistance; Sulfur oxidation rate

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; ARSENATE; ARSENITE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; INORGANIC ARSENIC RESISTANCE; SULFUR OXIDATION RATE;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLEACHING; OXIDATION; SULFIDE MINERALS; SULFUR;

ARSENIC;

EID: 67649121792     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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