Cell-cell communication in bacteria: A promising new approach to improve bioleaching efficiency?

Microbial Processing of Metal Sulfides

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 253-264

  Valenzuela, Susana ^a   Banderas, Alvaro ^a   Jerez, Carlos A ^a   Guiliani, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

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DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-5589-7_13     Document Type: Chapter

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