Graphite electrodes as electron donors for anaerobic respiration

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 596-604

  Gregory, Kelvin B ^a   Bond, Daniel R ^a   Lovley, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUMARIC ACID; FUMARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GRAPHITE; NITRATE; RNA 16S;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; GENETICS; GEOBACTER; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; FUMARATES; GEOBACTER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GRAPHITE; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NITRATES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER METALLIREDUCENS; GEOBACTER SP.; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS;

EID: 2642520659     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00593.x     Document Type: Article

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