Lithotrophic microorganisms of the oxidative cycles of sulfur and iron
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- 1 October 2006
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- Published by Pleiades Publishing Ltd in Microbiology
- Vol. 75 (5) , 512-545
Abstract
The review deals with sulfur bacteria (the first chemolithotrophs ever studied) and with the acidophilic bacteria of sulfur and iron cycles which were investigated as a result of Winogradsky’s discovery. The diversity of these organisms and the factors and mechanism of its origin are emphasized; their metabolic functions and nutritional regulation are discussed.Keywords
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