Genomic insights into microbial iron oxidation and iron uptake strategies in extremely acidic environments

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1597-1611

  Bonnefoy, Violaine ^a,b   Holmes, David S ^c  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; FERRIC ION; IRON; SIDEROPHORE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ARCHAEON; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; PHYLOGENY; SHORT SURVEY;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDS; ARCHAEA; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HOMEOSTASIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; SIDEROPHORES;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDOPHILES; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTOSPIRILLUM;

EID: 84855653203     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02626.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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