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[Phenotypic characteristics of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans strains].
Mikrobiologiia - 1 Jan 2000
Ageeva S N, Kondrat'eva T F, Karavaĭko G E
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic polymorphism of strains of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans isolated from various ecological niches was studied. The strains differed both in rates of growth and oxidation of Fe2+, S0, FeS2, and sulfide minerals contained in concentrate. Each strain, irrespective of its original environment, required a period of adaptation to a new substrate. Strains TFN-d, TFBk, TFO, and TFL-2, isolated from ores and...
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