Isolation and characterization of strains CVO and FWKO B, two novel nitrate-reducing, sulfide-oxidizing bacteria isolated from oil field brine

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2491-2501

  Gevertz, Diane ^a   Telang, Anita J ^c   Voordouw, Gerrit ^c   Jenneman, Gary E ^b  

^a AGOURON PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

^c 224 GB ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; NITRATE; NITRITE; RNA 16S; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CANADA; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION; PHYLOGENY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; CULTURE MEDIA; GENES, RRNA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITRATES; NITROGEN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PETROLEUM; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SULFIDES; SULFUR;

ARCOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; EPSILONPROTEOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; THIOMICROSPIRA;

EID: 0034041256     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.6.2491-2501.2000     Document Type: Article

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