Microbial Resistance to Metals in the Environment

Mark R. Bruins; Sanjay Kapil; Frederick W. Oehme

doi:10.1006/eesa.1999.1860

journal article Mar 01, 2000

Microbial Resistance to Metals in the Environment

Mark R. Bruins Sanjay Kapil Frederick W. Oehme

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety Vol. 45 No. 3 pp. 198-207 · Elsevier BV

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Mark R. Bruins, Sanjay Kapil, Frederick W. Oehme (2000). Microbial Resistance to Metals in the Environment. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 45(3), 198-207. https://doi.org/10.1006/eesa.1999.1860

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