Insights into the dynamics of bacterial communities during chalcopyrite bioleaching

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 155-164

  He, Zhiguo ^a,b   Gao, Fengling ^a,b   Zhao, Jiancun ^a,b   Hu, Yuehua ^a,b   Qiu, Guanzhou ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

acid mine drainage; bioleaching; chalcopyrite; DGGE; RFLP

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CHALCOPYRITE; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; RNA 16S;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BACTERIUM; CHALCOPYRITE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ELECTROKINESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MINING; PH; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COPPER; CULTURE MEDIA; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDOVORAX; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTOSPIRILLUM;

EID: 77956532711     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.00943.x     Document Type: Article

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