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The bacteriumEnterobacter aerogenes has been used to develop a biofilm over activated carbon for biosorption from various strength cadmium solutions (25–500ppm). High bacterial resistance to metal poisoning allowed biofilm regeneration to raise the net loading of cadmium over the carbon by repeated biosorption runs.
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Scott, J.A., Karanjkar, A.M. Repeated cadmium biosorption by regeneratedEnterobacter aerogenes biofilm attached to activated carbon. Biotechnol Lett 14, 737–740 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01021653
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