Ramananda Rao Preston Devasia , K . A . Natarajan , D . N . Sathyanarayana and G . Relevant to Adhesion on Mineral Surfaces Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Surface
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Surface Chemistry of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Relevant to Adhesion on Mineral Surfaces.
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