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Microbial Processing of Metal Sulfides

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    Fernando Acevedo & Juan Carlos Gentina

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Acevedo, F., Gentina, J.C. (2007). Bioreactor Design Fundamentals And Their Application To Gold Mining. In: Donati, E.R., Sand, W. (eds) Microbial Processing of Metal Sulfides. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5589-7_8

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