Influence of the sulfur species reactivity on biofilm conformation during pyrite colonization by Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 799-809

  Lara, René H ^a   García Meza, J Viridiana ^b   Cruz, Roel ^b   Valdez Pérez, Donato ^b   González, Ignacio ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans; Biofilms; Electrooxidation; Pyrite; Reactivity; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC CONTROLS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOLOGICAL OXIDATIONS; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; INTERFACIAL CONDITIONS; METAL SULFIDES; PYRITE SURFACES; SULFUR OXIDIZING BACTERIA; SURFACE SPECIES;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOFILMS; CELL CULTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ELECTROOXIDATION; OXIDATION; PYRITES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REACTIVITY (NUCLEAR);

SULFUR;

PYRITE; REACTIVE SULFUR SPECIES; SULFIDE;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRODE; OXIDATION; PYRITE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFUR;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CELL DENSITY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; NONHUMAN; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; BIOFILMS; CULTURE MEDIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; SULFIDES;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS;

EID: 84864599489     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3715-3     Document Type: Article

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