Enzymatic and genomic studies on the reduction of mercury and selected metallic oxyanions by sulphate-reducing bacteria

Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria: Environmental and Engineered Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 435-458

  Bruschi, Mireille ^a   Barton, Larry L ^b   Goulhen, Florence ^a   Plunkett, Richard M ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84861435317     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511541490.016     Document Type: Chapter

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