Bacterial strategies for obtaining chemical energy by degrading sulfide minerals

Biomining

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 263-280

  Tributsch, Helmut ^a   Rojas Chapana, José ^b  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b CENTER OF ADVANCED EUROPEAN STUDIES AND RESEARCH CAESAR   (Germany)

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EID: 84920088352     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-34911-2_13     Document Type: Chapter

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