Isolation and characterization of acidophilic bacteria from Patagonia, Argentina

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 1095-1099

  Lavalle, L ^a   Chiacchiarini, P ^a   Pogliani, C ^b   Donati, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Characterization; Iron oxidizing bacteria; Isolation; Patagonia

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; HEAVY METALS; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; RIVERS; SULFUR;

AGRIO RIVER; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FERROUS OXIDIZING BACTERIA; RIBOSOMES;

BACTERIA;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 9644308133     PISSN: 00329592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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