Oxidation of inorganic sulfur compounds by obligately organotrophic bacteria

Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 641-653

  Sorokin, D Yu ^a  

^a RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Alphaproteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Haloalkaliphilic; Halomonas; Marine; Sulfate forming heterotrophs; Sulfur oxidizing bacteria (SOB); Tetrathionate forming heterotrophs

Indexed keywords

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; HALOMONAS; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 3542998149     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MICI.0000008363.24128.e5     Document Type: Review

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