Visualization of initial attachment of bioleaching bacteria using combined atomic force and epifluorescence microscopy

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 532-535

  Florian, B ^a   Noel N ^a   Sand, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acid rock drainage; Bacteria; Bioleaching

Indexed keywords

ACID ROCK DRAINAGE; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ATOMIC FORCE; ATTACHMENT PROCESS; BACTERIAL OXIDATION; BIOFILM FORMATION; CELL MORPHOLOGY; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; LEACHING BACTERIA; LEACHING PROCESS; LEPTOSPIRILLUM; METAL SULFIDES; MINERAL SURFACES; MIXED CULTURES; PLANKTONIC CELLS; SESSILE CELLS; SPATIAL ARRANGEMENTS; VISUALIZATION METHOD;

ACIDS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOLEACHING; COPPER COMPOUNDS; COST REDUCTION; DISSOLUTION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; METAL RECOVERY; MORPHOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; VISUALIZATION;

CELL CULTURE;

EID: 77950026618     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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