Mechanism of growth inhibition by tungsten in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 555-562

  Sugio, Tsuyoshi ^a   Kuwano, Hiroyuki ^a   Negishi, Atsunori ^b   Maeda, Terunobu ^b   Takeuchi, Fumiaki ^c   Kamimura, Kazuo ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hazama Corporation   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Cytochrome c oxidase; Inhibition site; Tungsten

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; FERROUS ION; METAL; SODIUM TUNGSTATE(VI); TUNGSTEN; TUNGSTEN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH;

CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TUNGSTEN; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0035290349     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.555     Document Type: Article

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