Impact of molecular hydrogen on chalcopyrite bioleaching by the extremely thermoacidophilic archaeon Metallosphaera sedala

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2668-2672

  Auernik, Kathryne S ^a   Kelly, Robert M ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEON; CELL LYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN; ENERGY SOURCE; MOLECULAR HYDROGEN; OPEN READING FRAME; TERMINAL OXIDASE;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

BIOLEACHING;

ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; CHALCOPYRITE; COPPER; HYDROGEN; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX;

ACIDOPHILY; CHALCOPYRITE; HYDROGEN; LEACHING; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PROKARYOTE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; METABOLISM; SULFOLOBALES;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; COPPER; ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN COMPLEX PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HYDROGEN; SULFOLOBACEAE;

ARCHAEA; METALLOSPHAERA; METALLOSPHAERA SEDULA;

EID: 77950575518     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02016-09     Document Type: Article

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