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The effect of copper and zinc ions on sulphur oxidation by Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans, strain SFR01, isolated from anaerobic sewage sludge was assessed, resulting in tolerance levels up to 20 and 200 mmol l−1 for copper and zinc, respectively. The tolerance levels obtained were higher than the concentration of copper and zinc usually found in the collected sewage sludge. The tolerance levels obtained indicate no constraints for sludge bioleaching of those metals due to their toxicities to the indigenous A. thiooxidans.
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Barreira, R.P.R., Villar, L.D. & Garcia, O. Tolerance to copper and zinc of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans isolated from sewage sludge. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 21, 89–91 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-004-1551-7
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