Oxidation of elemental sulfur, tetrathionate and ferrous iron by the psychrotolerant Acidithiobacillus strain SS3

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 160, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 767-774

  Kupka, Daniel ^a   Liljeqvist, Maria ^b   Nurmi, Pauliina ^c   Puhakka, Jaakko A ^c   Tuovinen, Olli H ^c,d   Dopson, Mark ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus strain SS3; Iron oxidation; Psychrotolerant; Redox coupling; Sulfur oxidation; Temperature dependency

Indexed keywords

FERROUS ION; SULFUR; SULFURIC ACID; TETRATHIONIC ACID;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; UPREGULATION;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; CATIONS, DIVALENT; COLD TEMPERATURE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFUR; TETRATHIONIC ACID;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDOPHILES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70849127299     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2009.08.022     Document Type: Article

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