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Mining by Microbe

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Separating phosphate from ores via bioprocessing

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  1. the department of biology, California State University at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90032

    Alan H. Goldstein

  2. the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID, 83415

    Robert D. Rogers

  3. the research & product development, minerals & chemicals division, J.R. Simplot, Inc., Pocatello, ID, 83204

    Gerald Mead

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Goldstein, A., Rogers, R. & Mead, G. Mining by Microbe. Nat Biotechnol 11, 1250–1254 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1193-1250

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