Dissimilatory reduction of Fe(III) and other electron acceptors by a Thermus isolate

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1214-1221

  Kieft, T L ^a   Fredrickson, J K ^b   Onstott, T C ^c   Gorby, Y A ^b   Kostandarithes, H M ^b   Bailey, T J ^b   Kennedy, D W ^b   Li, S W ^b   Plymale, A E ^b   Spadoni, C M ^b   Gray, M S ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAQUINONE; EDETIC ACID; FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; HYDROGEN; LACTIC ACID; MANGANESE; NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID; OXYGEN; RNA 16S; SULFIDE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IRON CHELATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THERMUS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

THERMUS;

EID: 0032986076     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.3.1214-1221.1999     Document Type: Article

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