Thiosulfate disproportionation by Desulfotomaculum thermobenzoicum.
Desulfotomaculum thermobenzoicum, but not Desulfotomaculum nigrificans, Desulfotomaculum ruminis, or Desulfosporosinus orientis, grew by disproportionation of thiosulfate, forming stoichiometric amounts of sulfate and sulfide; sulfite was not disproportionated. The addition of acetate enhanced growth and thiosulfate disproportionation by D. thermobenzoicum compared to those observed with thiosulfate alone.
Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73109, USA.
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D000693:Anaerobiosis; D003470:Culture Media; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D016999:Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature; D013885:Thiosulfates / Q000378:metabolism*
D003470:Culture Media; D013885:Thiosulfates