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Uranium was removed from challenge flows presented to immobilized cells of aCitrobacter sp. In excess of 90% of the presented metal was recovered, giving high yields of accumulated metal which could be subsequently released from the immobilized cellsin situ.
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Macaskie, L.E., Dean, A.C.R. Uranium accumulation by immobilized cells of aCitrobacter sp.. Biotechnol Lett 7, 457–462 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01199858
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