Selective inhibition of the oxidation of ferrous iron or sulfur in Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1031-1037

  Harahuc, Lesia ^a   Lizama, Hector M ^b   Suzuki, Isamu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Cominco Research Limited ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION; AZIDE; CHLORIDE; CYANIDE; FERROUS ION; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; PYRITE; SULFUR; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXIDATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SOLUBILIZATION;

ANIONS; CHLORIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOSPHATES; POTASSIUM CYANIDE; SODIUM AZIDE; SULFIDES; SULFUR; THIOBACILLUS; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; POSIBACTERIA; THIOBACILLUS;

EID: 0034093755     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.3.1031-1037.2000     Document Type: Article

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