Fractionation of multiple sulfur isotopes during phototrophic oxidation of sulfide and elemental sulfur by a green sulfur bacterium

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 291-306

  Zerkle, Aubrey L ^a   Farquhar, James ^a   Johnston, David T ^b   Cox, Raymond P ^c   Canfield, Donald E ^c  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PHOTOOXIDATION; SULFIDE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROBACULUM TEPIDUM;

EID: 57749169273     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.10.027     Document Type: Article

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