The role of 'blebbing' in overcoming the hydrophobic barrier during biooxidation of elemental sulfur by Thiobacillus thiooxidans

Chemical Geology

Volumn 169, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 425-433

  Knickerbocker, C ^a   Nordstrom, D K ^b   Southam, G ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial adhesion; Hydrophobicity; Sulfur biooxidation; Thiobacillus thiooxidans

Indexed keywords

GEOMICROBIOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; OXIDATION; SULFUR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033827712     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(00)00221-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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