Dissimilatory perchlorate reduction: A review

Microbiological Research

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 237-254

  Bardiya, Nirmala ^a,b   Bae, Jae Ho ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorite dismutase; Perchlorate reducing bacteria; Perchlorate reductase

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL DECONTAMINATION; BIOLOGICAL REDUCTIONS; DISMUTASE; DRINKING WATER; MICROBIAL REDUCTION; PERCHLORATE CONTAMINATION; PERCHLORATE REDUCING BACTERIA; PERCHLORATE REDUCTASE; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; WASTE STREAM; WIDE SPREADS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGY; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CHLORINE; DECONTAMINATION; DEIONIZED WATER; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ION EXCHANGE; POTABLE WATER; RESINS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE WATERS;

BACTERIA;

PERCHLORATE; PERCHLORIC ACID;

BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DRINKING WATER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ION EXCHANGE; LITERATURE REVIEW; METABOLISM; PERCHLORATE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE WATER; TOXICITY;

BACTERIUM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REVIEW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA; PERCHLORIC ACID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79955153740     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2010.11.005     Document Type: Review

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