ISSN:
1432-072X
Keywords:
Key words Thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria
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Sulfate reduction
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Gram-negative bacteria
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Stable sulfur isotope fractionation
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High temperature
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Complete
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oxidizer
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Sulfur isotope (34S/32S) fractionation during reduction of dissolved sulfate was investigated with a growing batch culture of a thermophilic, gram-negative, sulfate-reducing bacterium (strain MT-96) at 60 °C. The completely oxidizing strain was isolated from geothermally heated sediments of a shallow-water hydrothermal vent in the Mediterranean Sea. The hydrogen sulfide produced in the experiments was enriched in 32S by approximately 19‰ as compared to sulfate, which indicates that stable isotope discrimination by this thermophile is within the range found previously for mesophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria, and only slightly higher than that observed for the thermophilic gram-positive Desulfotomaculum nigrificans.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002030050749