Sulfate-reducing bacteria: Physiology determines their environmental impact

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-28

  Allan Hamilton, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics; Electron transfer; Equilibrium thermodynamics; Microbial consortia; Microbially induced corrosion; Redox reactions; SRB; Sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; SULPHATE-REDUCING BACTERIA;

EID: 0031878702     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490459809378059     Document Type: Article

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