Identification of iron-reducing Thermus strains as Thermus scotoductus

Extremophiles

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-44

  Balkwill, D L ^a   Kieft, T L ^b   Tsukuda, T ^c   Kostandarithes, H M ^c   Onstott, T C ^d   Macnaughton, S ^e   Bownas, J ^f   Fredrickson, J K ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Deep subsurface; Iron reduction; Thermus scotoductus

Indexed keywords

THERMUS; THERMUS SCOTODUCTUS;

BACTERIAL DNA; FATTY ACID; IRON;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SOUTH AFRICA; THERMUS;

BASE COMPOSITION; DNA, BACTERIAL; FATTY ACIDS; IRON; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; THERMUS;

EID: 4644238229     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-003-0357-0     Document Type: Article

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