Influence of the surface speciation on biofilm attachment to chalcopyrite by Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2711-2724

  Lara, René H ^a,c   García Meza, J Viridiana ^b   González, Ignacio ^a   Cruz, Roel ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ DEL ESTADO DE DURANGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans; Active and inactive sulfur; Biofilms; Chalcopyrite; Electrooxidation; Reactivity

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; CHALCOPYRITE; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; OXIDATION CAPACITY; OXIDATION POTENTIALS; SULFUR OXIDIZING BACTERIA;

BIOFILMS; BIOLEACHING; BIOLOGY; ELECTROOXIDATION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; OXIDATION; POLYSULFIDES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFIDE MINERALS;

SULFUR;

CHALCOPYRITE; COPPER; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NUCLEIC ACID; PYRITE; SULFIDE; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHALCOPYRITE; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GROWTH RATE; NUCLEIC ACID; OXIDATION; POLYSACCHARIDE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; BIOLEACHING; CELL DENSITY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; BIOFILMS; COPPER; ELECTRODES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84878884181     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4099-8     Document Type: Article

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