Prokaryotic sulfur oxidation

Recent biochemical and genomic data differentiate the sulfur oxidation pathway of Archaea from those of Bacteria. From these data it is evident that members of the Alphaproteobacteria harbor the complete sulfur-oxidizing Sox enzyme system, whereas members of the β and γ subclass and the Chlorobiacea...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Current opinion in microbiology 2005-06, Vol.8 (3), p.253-259
Hauptverfasser:	Friedrich, Cornelius G, Bardischewsky, Frank, Rother, Dagmar, Quentmeier, Armin, Fischer, Jörg
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acidianus - genetics Acidianus - metabolism Alphaproteobacteria - genetics Alphaproteobacteria - metabolism Bacterial Proteins - genetics Bacterial Proteins - metabolism Biological and medical sciences Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Microbiology Oxidation-Reduction Oxidoreductases - genetics Oxidoreductases - metabolism Sulfur - metabolism
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	Recent biochemical and genomic data differentiate the sulfur oxidation pathway of Archaea from those of Bacteria. From these data it is evident that members of the Alphaproteobacteria harbor the complete sulfur-oxidizing Sox enzyme system, whereas members of the β and γ subclass and the Chlorobiaceae contain sox gene clusters that lack the genes encoding sulfur dehydrogenase. This indicates a different pathway for oxidation of sulfur to sulfate. Acidophilic bacteria oxidize sulfur by a system different from the Sox enzyme system, as do chemotrophic endosymbiontic bacteria.
ISSN:	1369-5274 1879-0364
DOI:	10.1016/j.mib.2005.04.005