Effect of nitrate on the autotrophic metabolism of the acetogens Clostridium thermoautotrophicum and Clostridium thermoaceticum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 4597-4603

  Fröstl, Jürgen M ^a   Seifritz, Corinna ^a   Drake, Harold L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM; MOORELLA THERMOACETICA; MOORELLA THERMOAUTOTROPHICA;

EID: 0029764693     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.15.4597-4603.1996     Document Type: Article

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