Characterization of dissimilatory Fe(III) versus NO3- reduction in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrobaculum aerophilum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 525-531

  Feinberg, Lawrence F ^a   Holden, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,6 ANTHRAHYDROQUINONE DISULFONATE OXIDASE; CHELATING AGENT; CITRIC ACID; CYTOCHROME C; FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; FERROUS ION; IRON REDUCTASE; NITRATE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; POTASSIUM NITRATE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; UBIQUINOL CYTOCHROME C REDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROBACULUM AEROPHILUM; REDUCTION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

CYTOCHROMES C; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FMN REDUCTASE; HEAT; NAD; NITRATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PYROBACULUM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PYROBACULUM AEROPHILUM;

EID: 30744456830     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.188.2.525-531.2006     Document Type: Article

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