Elemental sulfur as electron donor and/or acceptor: Mechanisms, applications and perspectives for biological water and wastewater treatment

L Zhang, YY Qiu, Y Zhou, GH Chen… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochemical oxidation and reduction are the principle of biological water and wastewater
treatment, in which electron donor and/or acceptor shall be provided. Elemental sulfur (S 0) …

The reactive species interactome: evolutionary emergence, biological significance, and opportunities for redox metabolomics and personalized medicine

MM Cortese-Krott, A Koning, GGC Kuhnle… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Oxidative stress is thought to account for aberrant redox homeostasis and
contribute to aging and disease. However, more often than not, administration of …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria and their applications in environmental biotechnology for sustainable Resource recovery

DM George, AS Vincent, HR Mackey - Biotechnology reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria (APB) are a phylogenetically diverse group of organisms
that can harness solar energy for their growth and metabolism. These bacteria vary broadly …

Advances and Opportunities in H2S Measurement in Chemical Biology

HM Smith, MD Pluth - JACS Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an important biological mediator across all kingdoms of life and
plays intertwined roles in various disciplines, ranging from geochemical cycles to industrial …

Stepwise pathway for early evolutionary assembly of dissimilatory sulfite and sulfate reduction

S Neukirchen, IAC Pereira, FL Sousa - The ISME Journal, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Microbial dissimilatory sulfur metabolism utilizing dissimilatory sulfite reductases (Dsr)
influenced the biochemical sulfur cycle during Earth's history and the Dsr pathway is thought …

Sulfur Oxidation in the Acidophilic Autotrophic Acidithiobacillus spp.

R Wang, JQ Lin, XM Liu, X Pang, CJ Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Sulfur oxidation is an essential component of the earth's sulfur cycle. Acidithiobacillus spp.
can oxidize various reduced inorganic sulfur compounds (RISCs) with high efficiency to …

A post-genomic view of the ecophysiology, catabolism and biotechnological relevance of sulphate-reducing prokaryotes

R Rabus, SS Venceslau, L Wöhlbrand… - Advances in microbial …, 2015 - Elsevier
Dissimilatory sulphate reduction is the unifying and defining trait of sulphate-reducing
prokaryotes (SRP). In their predominant habitats, sulphate-rich marine sediments, SRP have …

Roles, mechanism of action, and potential applications of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria for environmental bioremediation

PM Nguyen, PT Do, YB Pham, TO Doan… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sulfur (S) is a crucial component in the environment and living organisms. This work is the
first attempt to provide an overview and critical discussion on the roles, mechanisms, and …

Venus' spectral signatures and the potential for life in the clouds

SS Limaye, R Mogul, DJ Smith, AH Ansari, GP Słowik… - Astrobiology, 2018 - liebertpub.com
The lower cloud layer of Venus (47.5–50.5 km) is an exceptional target for exploration due to
the favorable conditions for microbial life, including moderate temperatures and pressures …

The globally widespread genus Sulfurimonas: versatile energy metabolisms and adaptations to redox clines

Y Han, M Perner - Frontiers in microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Sulfurimonas species are commonly isolated from sulfidic habitats and numerous 16S rRNA
sequences related to Sulfurimonas species have been identified in chemically distinct …