Chemolithoautotrophy and mixotrophy in the thiophene-2-carboxylic acid-utilizing Xanthobacter tagetidis

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-256

  Padden, A Nikki ^a   Kelly, Donovan P ^b   Wood, Ann P ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autotrophy; Chemostat culture kinetics; Mixotrophy; Sulfur compound oxidation; Thiophene 2 carboxylic acid oxidation; Xanthobacter tagetidis

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; ACETIC ACID; ORGANOSULFUR DERIVATIVE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; TETRATHIONIC ACID; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; THIOSULFATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DEGRADATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; KINETICS; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XANTHOBACTER;

EID: 0031908915     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050568     Document Type: Article

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