Heavy Metal Pollutants: Environmental and Biotechnological Aspects

Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 321-334

  Gadd, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dimethyl selenide; DMSe; EPS; extracellular polymeric substances; SRB; sulfate reducing bacteria; Glu Cys; glutamyl cysteinyl

Indexed keywords

EID: 85069174590     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012373944-5.00149-8     Document Type: Chapter

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