Genome-scale analysis of anaerobic benzoate and phenol metabolism in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Ferroglobus placidus

ISME Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 146-157

  Holmes, Dawn E ^a,b   Risso, Carla ^a   Smith, Jessica A ^a   Lovley, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaea; benzoate; hyperthermophiles; phenol; transcriptomics

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHENOL;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOME; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM; PHENOL; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARCHAEON; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

ACETATES; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BENZOATES; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PHENOL; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FERROGLOBUS; FERROGLOBUS PLACIDUS; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 84355166730     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2011.88     Document Type: Article

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