Isolation of an extremely acidophilic and highly efficient strain acidithiobacillus sp. for chalcopyrite bioleaching

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1625-1635

  Feng, Shoushuai ^a   Yang, Hailin ^a   Xin, Yu ^a   Zhang, Ling ^a   Kang, Wenliang ^a   Wang, Wu ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus; Chalcopyrite; Extremophile; Highly efficient bioleaching; Jarosite

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHALCOPYRITE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COPPER; COPPER ION; ERYTHROMYCIN; KANAMYCIN; PYRITE; RNA 16S; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOLEACHING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENERGY RESOURCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MINING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PHYLOGENY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; THERMOACIDOPHILIC BACTERIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; CHINA; COPPER; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MINING; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SULFATES; SULFUR; TEMPERATURE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84868193528     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-012-1174-1     Document Type: Article

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