Characterization of a thermophilic sulfur oxidizing enrichment culture dominated by a Sulfolobus sp. obtained from an underground hot spring for use in extreme bioleaching conditions

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 984-994

  Salo Zieman, Virpi L A ^a   Sivonen, Tarja ^a   Plumb, Jason J ^b   Haddad, Christina M ^b   Laukkanen, Katja ^a   Kinnunen, Päivi H M ^a   Kaksonen, Anna H ^a   Franzmann, Peter D ^b   Puhakka, Jaakko A ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acidophile; Bioleaching; Sulfolobus; Sulfur oxidation; Thermophile

Indexed keywords

CHALCOPYRITE; COPPER; RNA 16S; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYLOGENY; SULFOLOBUS; THERMAL SPRING; YEAST;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; COPPER; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAT; HOT SPRINGS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SULFOLOBUS; SULFUR; YEASTS;

EID: 34247542213     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-006-0144-x     Document Type: Article

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