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Kinetics of uranous ion and ferrous iron oxidation byThiobacillus ferrooxidans

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Kinetic constants for the oxidation of uranous and ferrous ions byThiobacillus ferrooxidans were estimated. The kinetics indicate a direct biological mechanism for uranium oxidation. The complex interrelations of ferric, uranyl and uranous ion inhibition are considered.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, 43210, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    Alan A. DiSpirito & Olli H. Tuovinen

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DiSpirito, A.A., Tuovinen, O.H. Kinetics of uranous ion and ferrous iron oxidation byThiobacillus ferrooxidans . Arch. Microbiol. 133, 33–37 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00943766

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