Pyrobaculum yellowstonensis strain WP30 respires on elemental sulfur and/or arsenate in circumneutral sulfidic geothermal sediments of Yellowstone National Park

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 5907-5916

  Jay, Z J ^a   Beam, J P ^a   Dohnalkova, A ^b   Lohmayer, R ^c   Bodle, B ^a   Planer Friedrich, B ^c   Romine, M ^b   Inskeep, W P ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGY; CARBON; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; HOT SPRINGS; METABOLISM; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; COMPARATIVE GENOMICS; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; METABOLIC CAPABILITIES; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARKS;

SULFUR;

ARSENATE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; GENOMICS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; METABOLITE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFUR;

UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

AMARANTHUS TRICOLOR; CRENARCHAEOTA; PYROBACULUM; THERMOPROTEALES;

ARSENIC ACID; ARSENIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SULFUR;

CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METAGENOME; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PYROBACULUM; RECREATIONAL PARK; SEDIMENT;

ARSENATES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE COMPOSITION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METAGENOME; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; PHYLOGENY; PYROBACULUM; SULFUR;

EID: 84938791050     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01095-15     Document Type: Article

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