Formate as an energy source for microbial metabolism in chemosynthetic zones of hydrothermal ecosystems

Astrobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 873-890

  Windman, Todd ^a   Zolotova, Natalya ^b   Schwandner, Florian ^b,c   Shock, Everett L ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Formate; Metabolism; Thermophiles; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

FORMIC ACID; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; THERMODYNAMICS;

BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FORMIC ACIDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 37749043648     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2007.0127     Document Type: Article

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