Integrative analysis of Geobacter spp. and sulfate-reducing bacteria during uranium bioremediation

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1033-1040

  Barlett, M ^a   Zhuang, K ^b   Mahadevan, R ^b   Lovley, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ELECTRON; GROWTH RATE; IMMOBILIZATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXIDATION; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; URANIUM;

EID: 84865355487     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-1033-2012     Document Type: Article

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