Life in blue: Copper resistance mechanisms of bacteria and Archaea used in industrial biomining of minerals

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 839-848

  Orell, Alvaro ^a   Navarro, Claudio A ^a   Arancibia, Rafaela ^a   Mobarec, Juan C ^a   Jerez, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Biomining; Copper resistance; Extremophiles; Oxidative stress; PolyP; Sulfolobales

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BIOMINING; EXTREMOPHILES; POLYP; SULFOLOBALES;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLEACHING; COPPER; INDUSTRY; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

BACTERIA;

COPPER; MINERAL;

COPPER; EXTREMOPHILE; GOLD; MINING INDUSTRY; OXIDATION; PROKARYOTE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; INDUSTRY; METABOLISM; MINING; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; COPPER; INDUSTRY; MINERALS; MINING;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SULFOLOBALES; SULFOLOBUS; SULFOLOBUS METALLICUS;

EID: 77957019399     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2010.07.003     Document Type: Review

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