Biooxidation of elemental sulfur and its impacts on metabolic parameters in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

• Authors: POKORNÁ Blanka; MANDL Martin; BOŘILOVÁ Šárka; ČEŠKOVÁ Pavla; JANICZEK Oldřich; DOHNALOVÁ Romana
• Year of publication: 2006
• Type: Article in Proceedings
• Conference: X. Pracovní setkání biochemiků a molekulárních biologů
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Biochemistry
• Keywords: sulfur-oxidizing bacteria; kinetics
• Description: We investigated a correlation among growth conditions, physiological factors and selected kinetic constants of elemental sulfur oxidation by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. The values of maximum sulfur oxidation rate (v) and growth yield on sulfur (Y) were determined from data obtained in 73 batch cultures under different culture systems. The changes of the apparent Michaelis constant for sulfur (Km) were investigated in resting cells.

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