Microbial processing of tellurium as a tool in biotechnology

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 954-963

  Turner, Raymond J ^b   Borghese, Roberto ^a   Zannoni, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilms; QDs nanoparticles; Selenite selenate reduction; Selenium; Tellurite tellurate microbial reduction; Tellurium oxyanions

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH; ELECTRON SINK; ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY; MICROBIAL REDUCTION; OXYANIONS; PLANKTONIC CELLS; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT EFFECTS;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SELENIUM; TELLURIUM;

TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

NANOPARTICLE; TELLURIUM;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL ORGANELLE; ELECTRON; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANKTON; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TELLURIUM;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; TELLURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84864921713     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2011.08.018     Document Type: Review

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