Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans oxidizes ferrous iron before sulfur likely through transcriptional regulation by the global redox responding RegBA signal transducing system

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 127-128, Issue , 2012, Pages 187-194

  Ponce, José Sandoval ^a   Moinier, Danielle ^a   Byrne, Deborah ^b   Amouric, Agnès ^a   Bonnefoy, Violaine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Iron oxidation; Redox state; Reduced inorganic sulfur compound oxidation; RegBA two component signal transducing system

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ELECTRON DONORS; FERROUS IRON; IRON OXIDATION; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIDATION OF FE; REDOX POTENTIALS; REDOX STATE; REGULATORY REGIONS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR; TRANSDUCING; TWO-COMPONENT;

BIOLEACHING; GENES; IRON; REDOX REACTIONS; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR DETERMINATION; TRANSCRIPTION;

OXIDATION;

EID: 84865553303     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2012.07.016     Document Type: Article

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