Minimal sulfur requirement for growth and sulfur-dependent metabolism of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Staphylothermus marinus

Archaea

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-197

  Hao, Xiaolei ^a   Ma, Kesen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electron transfer activity; Glutamate dehydrogenase; Hydrogen; Hydrogenase; Hyperthermophile; Sulfide; Sulfur reductase

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; STAPHYLOTHERMUS; STAPHYLOTHERMUS MARINUS;

EID: 3042728371     PISSN: 14723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2003/626017     Document Type: Article

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