“Hot” acetogenesis

Extremophiles

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 15-26

  Basen, Mirko ^a   Müller, Volker ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetogenesis; CODH ACS; Moorella thermoacetica; Thermacetogenium phaeum; Thermoanaerobacter kivui; Thermophiles; Wood Ljungdahl pathway

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; CARBON CYCLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETICS; HEAT; METABOLISM; MOORELLA; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOANAEROBACTER;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CARBON CYCLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOT TEMPERATURE; MOORELLA; THERMOANAEROBACTER;

EID: 84987654767     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-016-0873-3     Document Type: Review

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