Assimilation of sulfur from alkyl- and arylsulfonates by Clostridium spp.

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 167, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 177-181

  Denger, Karin ^a   Cook, Alasdair M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

anaerobic desulfonation; assimilation of sulfonate sulfur; Clostridium spp.; desulfonation

Indexed keywords

ORGANOSULFUR DERIVATIVE; SULFUR;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALKANESULFONATES; ANAEROBIOSIS; ARYLSULFATASES; ARYLSULFONATES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLOSTRIDIUM; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; SULFUR; TAURINE;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM INTESTINALE; CLOSTRIDIUM SP.;

EID: 0030894534     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050432     Document Type: Article

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