Pathways of autotrophic CO2 fixation and of dissimilatory nitrate reduction to N2O in Ferroglobus placidus

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-23

  Vorholt, Julia A ^a   Hafenbradl, Doris ^b   Stetter, Karl O ^b   Thauer, Rudolf K ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archaeoglobus species; autotrophic CO2 fixation; coenzyme F420; cytochromes; dissimilatory nitrate reduction; methanofuran; methanogenic archaea; tetrahydromethanopterin

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE DEHYDROGENASE; CYTOCHROME F; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031046544     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050411     Document Type: Article

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