Revisiting the dissimilatory sulfate reduction pathway

Geobiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 446-457

  Bradley, A S ^a   Leavitt, W D ^a   Johnston, D T ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFIDE; SULFITE; SULFUR; SULFUR ACID DERIVATIVE; THIOSULFATE; TRITHIONIC ACID;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIAGENESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; METABOLISM; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFATE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; FRACTIONATION; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFIDES; SULFITES; SULFUR; SULFUR ACIDS; SULFUR ISOTOPES; THIOSULFATES;

EID: 80051916758     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2011.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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