Geothrix fermentans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Fe(III)-reducing bacterium from a hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifer

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1615-1622

  Coates, John D ^a   Ellis, Debra J ^b,c   Gaw, Catherine V ^b   Lovley, Derek R ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidobacterium; Fe(III) reduction; Holophaga; Humic acid reduction; Toluene degradation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; CYTOCHROME C; FERRIC ION; FUMARIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; HYDROCARBON; LACTIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PETROLEUM; PROPIONIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID; TOLUENE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; FERMENTATION; GEOTHRIX FERMENTANS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY;

GEOTHRIX FERMENTANS;

EID: 0032733240     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-49-4-1615     Document Type: Article

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