Biochemistry and Physiology of Anaerobic Bacteria

Anaerobes in the Recycling of Elements in the Biosphere....Pages 1-10
The Diversity of Energy Sources of Microorganisms....Pages 11-19
Mechanism of Hydrogen Activation....Pages 20-34
Reductive Activation of Aerobically Purified Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hydrogenase: Mössbauer Characterization of the Catalytic H Cluster....Pages 35-45
Iron-Sulfur Cluster Biosynthesis....Pages 46-66
Genes and Proteins Involved in Nickel-Dependent Hydrogenase Expression....Pages 67-84
Genes and Genetic Manipulations of Desulfovibrio ....Pages 85-98
Function and Assembly of Electron-Transport Complexes in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough....Pages 99-112
Iron-Sulfur Proteins in Anaerobic Eukaryotes....Pages 113-127
Oxygen and Anaerobes....Pages 128-142
One-Carbon Metabolism in Methanogenic Anaerobes....Pages 143-156
Selenium-Dependent Enzymes from Clostridia ....Pages 157-170
How the Diverse Physiologic Potentials of Acetogens Determine Their In Situ Realities....Pages 171-190
Electron-Transport System in Acetogens....Pages 191-204
Microbial Inorganic Sulfur Oxidation: The APS Pathway....Pages 205-219
Reduction of Metals and Nonessential Elements by Anaerobes....Pages 220-234
Chemolithoautotrophic Thermophilic Iron(III)-Reducer....Pages 235-251
Electron Flow in Ferrous Biocorrosion....Pages 252-260