Anaerobic, nitrate-dependent oxidation of U(IV) oxide minerals by the chemolithoautotrophic bacterium Thiobacillus denitrificans

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2170-2174

  Beller, Harry R ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; MICROBIOLOGY; NITRATES; OXIDE MINERALS; PH; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ANAEROBIC OXIDATION; CHEMOLITHOAUTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; NITRATE CONSUMPTION; U(IV) OXIDATION;

OXIDATION;

MINERAL; NITRATE; OXIDE; URANIUM;

BACTERIUM;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CENTRIFUGATION; DENITRIFICATION; FILTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; THIOBACILLUS DENITRIFICANS;

ANAEROBIOSIS; CULTURE MEDIA; NITRATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDES; THIOBACILLUS; URANIUM;

EID: 17444392874     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.4.2170-2174.2005     Document Type: Article

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