Thiocyanate decomposition under aerobic and oxygen-free conditions by the aboriginal bacterial community isolated from the waste water of a metallurgical works

Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 402-406

  Grigor'eva, N V ^a   Smirnova, Yu V ^b   Dulov, L E ^a  

^a WINOGRADSKY INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b MENDELEEV UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY OF RUSSIA   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aboriginal community; Industrial waste; Oxygen free thiocyanate oxidation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70349616294     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S002626170904002X     Document Type: Article

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