Sulfate reduction in microorganisms — recent advances and biotechnological applications

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue , 2016, Pages 140-146

  Rückert, Christian ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFATE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DISSIMILATORY SULFATE REDUCTION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROCEDURES;

CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFATES; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 84992189561     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: 18790364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2016.07.007     Document Type: Review

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