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> The biooxidation process by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans was restricted at 1.2 ppm DO. > Both the oxidation rate and the cells grew rate increased with the DO concentration. > The oxygen uptake rate, the Fe2+ oxidation activity and the expression levels of the rus gene of A. ferrooxidans increased with the DO concentration.

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