Three Chemosynthetic Autotrophic Bacteria Important to Leaching Operations at Arizona Copper Mines
Author: John D. Corrick
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 16
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Three species of chemosynthetic iron- and sulfur-oxidizing autotrophic bacteria have been isolated from the leaching waters of copper mining areas. These species are: The sulphur-oxidizzing Thiobacillus concretivorus, the iron-oxidizing Ferrobacillus ferrooxidans, and the sulfur- and iron-oxidizing bacterium closely resembling Thiobacillus ferrooxidans.