Characteristics of Sulfobacillus acidophilus sp. nov. and other moderately thermophilic mineral-sulphide-oxidizing bacteria

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 775-783

  Norris, Paul R ^a   Clark, Darren A ^a   Owen, Jonathan P ^a   Waterhouse, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidophiles; Iron oxidation; Sulfobacillus

Indexed keywords

FERROUS ION; SULFIDE; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFUR BACTERIUM; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ACIDOPHILES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; SULFOBACILLUS; SULFOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; SULFOBACILLUS THERMOSULFIDOOXIDANS;

EID: 0029872738     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-142-4-775     Document Type: Article

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