Iron-reducing bacteria unravel novel strategies for the anaerobic catabolism of aromatic compounds

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1210-1215

  Carmona, Manuel ^a   Díaz, Eduardo ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZOIC ACID; IRON; MOLYBDENUM; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SELENOCYSTEINE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; AROMATIZATION; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATABOLISM; GENE CLUSTER; GENETICS; MICROORGANISM; MINERALIZATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHORT SURVEY;

ACYL COENZYME A; ANAEROBIOSIS; BENZOATES; GEOBACTER; IRON; MOLYBDENUM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PROTEOME; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SELENOCYSTEINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACTER METALLIREDUCENS;

EID: 28244488663     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04937.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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