'That which does not kill us only makes us stronger': The role of carbon monoxide in thermophilic microbial consortia: Minireview

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1027-1037

  Techtmann, Stephen M ^a   Colman, Albert S ^b   Robb, Frank T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROGEN; METHANE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; THERMAL SPRING;

ACETIC ACID; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOT SPRINGS; HYDROGEN; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARBOXYDOTHERMUS HYDROGENOFORMANS; CHROMATIACEAE;

EID: 65349113034     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.01865.x     Document Type: Article

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