Sulphur isotope fractionation during the reduction of elemental sulphur and thiosulphate by Dethiosulfovibrio spp.

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-75

  Surkov, Alexander V ^a   Böttcher, Michael E ^b   Kuever, Jan ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c Bremen Institute for Materials Testing (MPA)   (Germany)

Author keywords

biogeochemistry; Dethiosulfovibrio spp.; elemental sulphur reduction; isotope fractionation; sulphur 32; sulphur 34; thiosulphate reduction

Indexed keywords

SULFUR; THIOSULFATE;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ENRICHMENT; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; REDUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFUR ISOTOPE; THIOSULFATE;

ARTICLE; BATCH CELL CULTURE; FRACTIONATION; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BATCH CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; GRAM-NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SULFUR; SULFUR ISOTOPES; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA; THIOSULFATES;

DETHIOSULFOVIBRIO; DETHIOSULFOVIBRIO MARINUS; DETHIOSULFOVIBRIO RUSSENSIS;

EID: 84858436390     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: 14772639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256016.2011.626525     Document Type: Article

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