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Study of iron removal from ferric citrate medium by pure and mixed cultures of iron resistant microbes

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A comparative study of iron removal at 30–60 C and pH 4–9 by pure (Aeromonas sp.) and mixed culture of iron resistant microbes (FMC) showed maximum efficiency of 45% (pH-8, 40 C) and 90% (pH-9, 40C) respectively in 60–72 h using a synthetic ferric citrate medium containing 650 mg/l Fe(III) with ammonium chloride as nitrogen source.

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  1. Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, 400 076, Bombay, Powai, India

    R. Gopalan & H. Veeramani

  2. Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, 600 036, Madras, India

    T. Swaminathan

  3. Biotechnology Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, 400 076, Bombay, Powai, India

    N. S. Punekar

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Gopalan, R., Swaminathan, T., Punekar, N.S. et al. Study of iron removal from ferric citrate medium by pure and mixed cultures of iron resistant microbes. Biotechnol Lett 15, 433–438 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00128290

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