Iron transformations induced by an acid-tolerant Desulfosporosinus species

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-88

  Bertel, Doug ^a   Peck, John ^a   Quick, Thomas J ^a   Senko, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MINES; FIRST-ORDER REVERSAL CURVE DIAGRAMS; GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; GREIGITE FORMATION; GREIGITES; MAGNETIC ANALYSIS; MINERAL PHASIS; MINERALOGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; OXIDATION STATE; SCHWERTMANNITE; SINGLE DOMAINS; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; X-RAY POWDER DIFFRACTOMETRY;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; GREIGITE; IRON; IRON DERIVATIVE; MINERAL; PYRITE; SCHWERTMANNITE; SULFIDE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; GOETHITE; INHIBITION; IRON; OXIDATION; PH; SCHWERTMANNITE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; TRANSFORMATION; X-RAY;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; COAL MINING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PEPTOCOCCACEAE; POWDER DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; COAL MINING; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; MINERALS; PEPTOCOCCACEAE; POWDER DIFFRACTION; SULFIDES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOSPOROSINUS;

EID: 84855707706     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.06337-11     Document Type: Article

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