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 …
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 …
prokaryotes (SRP). In their predominant habitats, sulphate-rich marine sediments, SRP have …
Biochemistry and molecular biology of lithotrophic sulfur oxidation by taxonomically and ecologically diverse bacteria and archaea
Lithotrophic sulfur oxidation is an ancient metabolic process. Ecologically and taxonomically
diverged prokaryotes have differential abilities to utilize different reduced sulfur compounds …
diverged prokaryotes have differential abilities to utilize different reduced sulfur compounds …
Phylogeny of dissimilatory sulfite reductases supports an early origin of sulfate respiration
Microorganisms that use sulfate as a terminal electron acceptor for anaerobic respiration
play a central role in the global sulfur cycle. Here, we report the results of comparative …
play a central role in the global sulfur cycle. Here, we report the results of comparative …
Sulfur metabolism in phototrophic sulfur bacteria
NU Frigaard, C Dahl - Advances in microbial physiology, 2008 - Elsevier
Phototrophic sulfur bacteria are characterized by oxidizing various inorganic sulfur
compounds for use as electron donors in carbon dioxide fixation during anoxygenic …
compounds for use as electron donors in carbon dioxide fixation during anoxygenic …
Extending the models for iron and sulfur oxidation in the extreme Acidophile Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
R Quatrini, C Appia-Ayme, Y Denis, E Jedlicki… - BMC genomics, 2009 - Springer
Background Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans gains energy from the oxidation of ferrous iron
and various reduced inorganic sulfur compounds at very acidic pH. Although an initial model …
and various reduced inorganic sulfur compounds at very acidic pH. Although an initial model …
Lateral gene transfer and the origins of prokaryotic groups
▪ Abstract Lateral gene transfer (LGT) is now known to be a major force in the evolution of
prokaryotic genomes. To date, most analyses have focused on either (a) verifying …
prokaryotic genomes. To date, most analyses have focused on either (a) verifying …
Multiple lateral transfers of dissimilatory sulfite reductase genes between major lineages of sulfate-reducing prokaryotes
ABSTRACT A large fragment of the dissimilatory sulfite reductase genes (dsrAB) was PCR
amplified and fully sequenced from 30 reference strains representing all recognized …
amplified and fully sequenced from 30 reference strains representing all recognized …
Mechanisms and evolution of oxidative sulfur metabolism in green sulfur bacteria
Green sulfur bacteria (GSB) constitute a closely related group of photoautotrophic and
thiotrophic bacteria with limited phenotypic variation. They typically oxidize sulfide and …
thiotrophic bacteria with limited phenotypic variation. They typically oxidize sulfide and …
The sulfane sulfur of persulfides is the actual substrate of the sulfur-oxidizing enzymes from Acidithiobacillus and Acidiphilium spp.
T Rohwerder, W Sand - Microbiology, 2003 - microbiologyresearch.org
To identify the actual substrate of the glutathione-dependent sulfur dioxygenase (EC 1.13.
11.18) elemental sulfur oxidation of the meso-acidophilic Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans …
11.18) elemental sulfur oxidation of the meso-acidophilic Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans …