Anaerobic oxidation of long-chain n-alkanes by the hyperthermophilic sulfate-reducing archaeon, Archaeoglobus fulgidus

ISME Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2153-2166

  Khelifi, Nadia ^a,e   Amin Ali, Oulfat ^a   Roche, Philippe ^b   Grossi, Vincent ^c   Brochier Armanet, Céline ^c   Valette, Odile ^d   Ollivier, Bernard ^a   Dolla, Alain ^d   Hirschler Réa, Agnès ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

AF1449; alkylsuccinate synthase; anaerobic hydrocarbon oxidation; Archaea; hyperthermophilic; PflD

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID; GENE TRANSFER; GROWTH RATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; OXIDATION; PHYLOGENETICS; SULFATE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA; ARCHAEOGLOBUS FULGIDUS;

ALKANE; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; FATTY ACID; N-HEXADECANE; SULFATE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARCHAEOGLOBUS FULGIDUS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYLOGENY;

ALKANES; ANAEROBIOSIS; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; ARCHAEOGLOBUS FULGIDUS; FATTY ACIDS; HOT TEMPERATURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; SULFATES;

EID: 84908242029     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2014.58     Document Type: Article

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