Carbon, Iron and Sulfur Metabolism in Acidophilic Micro-Organisms

Advances in Microbial Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue , 2008, Pages 201-255

  Barrie Johnson, D ^a   Hallberg, Kevin B ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACIDIPHILIUM; ACIDOPHILE; ALICYCLOBACILLUS; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; AUTOTROPHY; CARBON METABOLISM; ENZYMOLOGY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IRON METABOLISM; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHYLOGENY; PROKARYOTE; REDUCTION; REVIEW; SULFATE METABOLISM;

ARCHAEA; CARBON; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; PROTEOBACTERIA; SULFUR;

ACIDOPHILES; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 52949105398     PISSN: 00652911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2911(08)00003-9     Document Type: Review

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