Prospects for exploiting bacteria for bioremediation of metal pollution

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 519-560

  Jan, Arif Tasleem ^a,b   Azam, Mudsser ^a   Ali, Arif ^a   Haq, Qazi Mohd Rizwanul ^a  

^a JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY   (India)

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EID: 84893868881     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2012.728811     Document Type: Article

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