Physiological, metabolic and biotechnological features of extremely thermophilic microorganisms

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Systems Biology and Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Counts, James A ^a   Zeldes, Benjamin M ^a   Lee, Laura L ^a   Straub, Christopher T ^a   Adams, Michael W W ^b   Kelly, Robert M ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; SULFUR; METAL;

AEROBE; ANAEROBE; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPH; BIOCATALYSIS; CALDICELLULOSIRUPTOR; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CHEMOLITHOTROPH; ENZYME ENGINEERING; FERMENTATION; GLYCOLYSIS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; SULFOLOBALES; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOCOCCALES; THERMOPHILE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THERMOTOGA; THERMUS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; THERMOANAEROBACTER;

BIOCATALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLYCOLYSIS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METALS; SULFOLOBALES; SULFUR; THERMOANAEROBACTER; THERMOCOCCALES; THERMUS;

EID: 85013231170     PISSN: 19395094     EISSN: 1939005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.1377     Document Type: Article

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