Stable sulfur isotope fractionation and discrimination between the sulfur atoms of thiosulfate during oxidation by Halothiobacillus neapolitanus

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 282, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 299-306

  Kelly, Donovan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

34S 32S ratios; Halothiobacillus; Isotope discrimination; Stable sulfur isotopes; Thiosulfate oxidation

Indexed keywords

ORGANOSULFUR DERIVATIVE; POLYTHIONATE DERIVATIVE; SULFANE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SULFUR; THIOSULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOM; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTIONATION; HALOTHIOBACILLUS NEAPOLITANUS; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HALOTHIOBACILLUS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFUR; SULFUR ISOTOPES; THIOSULFATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOTHIOBACILLUS; HALOTHIOBACILLUS NEAPOLITANUS;

EID: 42449123544     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01146.x     Document Type: Article

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