Sulfur-driven autotrophic denitrification: Diversity, biochemistry, and engineering applications

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1027-1042

  Shao, Ming Fei ^a   Zhang, Tong ^a   Fang, Herbert Han Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anoxic; Autotrophic denitrification; Chemolithotroph; Nitrate; Proteobacteria; Sulfide

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC; AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; CHEMOLITHOTROPH; PROTEOBACTERIA; SULFIDE;

ECOLOGY; HOT SPRINGS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

DENITRIFICATION;

NITRATE; SULFIDE; SULFUR;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; NITRATE; OXIDATION; SULFUR;

AMMONIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON FIXATION; CHEMOLITHOTROPH; DENITRIFICATION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE REMOVAL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHYLOGENY; SHORT SURVEY; SULFATION; TAXONOMY; THIOBACILLUS; THIOBACILLUS DENITRIFICANS;

ANAEROBIOSIS; AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; CARBON CYCLE; CHEMOAUTOTROPHIC GROWTH; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; PROTEOBACTERIA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SULFUR; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EPSILONPROTEOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; THIOBACILLUS DENITRIFICANS;

EID: 78149414208     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2847-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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