16. The role of sulfate and sulfur reducing bacteria Biography of S-reducing proteobacteria. Morphological and physiological diversity of a group with unique metabolic traits. Respiration with sulfate compared with nitrate and ferric iron respiration, etc. Complete and incomplete oxidation of substrates with sulfate and sulfur as electron acceptors. Pathways of dissimilatory metabolism. Efficiency of energy conversion: thermodynamic vs. actual energy yields.
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