Fractionation of sulfur isotopes during dissimilatory reduction of sulfate by a thermophilic gram-negative bacterium at 60 °C

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-128

  Böttcher, Michael E ^a   Sievert, Stefan M ^a   Kuever, Jan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complete oxidizer; Gram negative bacteria; High temperature; Stable sulfur isotope fractionation; Sulfate reduction; Thermophilic sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

SULFATE; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

DESULFOTOMACULUM NIGRIFICANS;

EID: 0032781701     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050749     Document Type: Article

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