Assessment of the Resistance to Uranium (VI) Exposure by Arthrobacter sp. Isolated from Hanford Site Soil

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 120-130

  Katsenovich, Yelena ^a   Carvajal, Denny ^a   Guduru, Rakesh ^a,b   Lagos, Leonel ^a   Li, Chen Zhong ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Florida International University   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrobacter strains; microscopy; radionuclides; resistance; viability

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIUM; GROUNDWATER; HAZARDOUS WASTE; OXIC CONDITIONS; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL POLLUTION; URANIUM; VADOSE ZONE;

HANFORD; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84860485850     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2011.654376     Document Type: Article

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