Members of the genus Arthrobacter grow anaerobically using nitrate ammonification and fermentative processes: Anaerobic adaptation of aerobic bacteria abundant in soil

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 223, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 227-230

  Eschbach, Martin ^a   Möbitz, Henrik ^b   Rompf, Alexandra ^c   Jahn, Dieter ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaerobic metabolism; Arthrobacter; Fermentation; Nitrate reductase; Nitrate respiration

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FUMARIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; NITRATE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AMMONIFICATION; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER NICOTIANAE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER GLOBIFORMIS; ARTHROBACTER NICOTIANAE;

EID: 0038434046     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00383-5     Document Type: Article

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