Inhibition of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans using antibiotics and antibacterial substances

Laboratory experiments were carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of antibacterial substances and antibiotics against Thiobacillus ferrooxidans, the organisms responsible for bacterial mediated acidic mine drainage. Twenty two antibiotics (obtained from Lilly and Co.) and two antibacterial subst...

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Main Author: Kavanaugh, Rathi G.
Other Authors: Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45760
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11152013-040528/