Increase in Fe2+-producing activity during growth of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC23270 on sulfur

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2663-2669

  Sugio, Tsuyoshi ^a   Taha, Taher M ^a   Kanao, Tadayoshi ^a   Takeuchi, Fumiaki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Cytochrome c oxidase; Ferrous iron production; Iron oxidase; Sulfur oxidation

Indexed keywords

CELL GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IRON OXIDES; PROTEINS; SULFUR;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; FERROUS IRON PRODUCTION; IRON OXIDASE; SULFUR OXIDATION;

BACTERIA;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; FERRIC ION; FERRIC SULFATE; IRON; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SULFUR;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; IRON; OXIDOREDUCTASES; SULFUR;

EID: 36448947651     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70253     Document Type: Article

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