Thermodynamic characterization of proton-ionizable functional groups on the cell surfaces of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea

Geobiology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 157-171

  Gorman Lewis, D ^a   Martens Habbena, W ^b   Stahl, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; PROTON;

ARCHAEON; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CALORIMETRY; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POTENTIOMETRY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS;

AMMONIA; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CALORIMETRY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POTENTIOMETRY; PROTONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84893736287     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12075     Document Type: Article

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