Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Acidithiobacilus ferrooxidans is a gram negative proteobactrium, which grows under high temperature (30oC) and very low pH (pH 1-2). It is present in natural abundantly and associated with pyritic ore bodies, coal deposits and acidified drainages. A. ferroxidans is the few rare bacterium which gain energy by oxidation of ferrous ion and reduced sulfur compounds. Bioleaching or biohydrometallurgy is one of its industrial application.
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Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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Ch. 2 - Assume E. coli bacteria are grown in a nutrient...Ch. 2 - If Pseudomonas bacteria are supplied with...Ch. 2 - If E. coli were grown in a medium containing the...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 2 - The dissociation products of the molecules are...Ch. 2 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 2 - The dissociation products of the molecules are...Ch. 2 - Prob. 10MCQCh. 2 - When you blow bubbles into a glass of water, the...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2ACh. 2 - Prob. 3ACh. 2 - Prob. 4ACh. 2 - Prob. 1CAECh. 2 - Prob. 2CAECh. 2 - Newborn babies are tested for phenylketonuria...Ch. 2 - The antibiotic amphotericin B causes leaks in...Ch. 2 - Prob. 5CAE
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