The role of bacterial spores in metal cycling and their potential application in metal contaminant bioremediation

Microbiology Spectrum

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Butterfield, Cristina N ^a   Lee, Sung Woo ^a   Tebo, Bradley M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL;

BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; METABOLISM;

BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; METALS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 85011272750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21650497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.TBS-0018-2013     Document Type: Article

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