Phototrophic oxidation of ferrous iron by a Rhodomicrobium vannielii strain

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2263-2269

  Heising, Silke ^a   Schink, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Iron complexation; Iron metabolism; Nitrilotriacetate (NTA); Phototrophic bacteria; Rhodomicrobium vannielii

Indexed keywords

FERROUS ION; NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; GROWTH INHIBITION; IRON METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOMICROBIUM;

RHODOMICROBIUM VANNIELII;

EID: 0031715373     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-8-2263     Document Type: Article

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