title: [Lithotrophic microorganisms of the oxidative cycles of sulfur and iron].
abstract: The review deals with sulfur bacteria (the first chemolithotrophs ever studied) and with the acidophilic bacteria of sulfur and iron cycles which were investigated as a result of Winogradsky's discovery. The diversity of these organisms and the factors and mechanism of its origin are emphasized; their metabolic functions and nutritional regulation are discussed.
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Karavaĭko
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Dubinina
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Kondrat'eva
mesh_terms: D042763:Acidithiobacillus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D001105:Archaea / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D044822:Biodiversity; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D004463:Ecology; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013455:Sulfur / Q000378:metabolism*; D041962:Thiotrichaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D013455:Sulfur; D002244:Carbon; D007501:Iron