Mineral biotechnology of sulphides

Geomicrobiology

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 101-137

  Akcil, Ata ^a   Deveci, Haci ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

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