Microbial Sulfur Metabolism
In nature, sulfur occurs in many different oxidation states and is one of the most versatile elements in life. It is an integral part of many important cell constituents, such as the amino acids cysteine and methionine, and many sulfur compounds serve as
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Microbial Sulfur Metabolism
Christiane Dahl Cornelius G. Friedrich (Editors)
Microbial Sulfur Metabolism With 65 Figures, 11 in Color and 27 Tables
Professor Dr. Cornelius G. Friedrich Chair Technical Microbiology Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering University of Dortmund D-44221 Dortmund Germany
Dr. Christiane Dahl Institute for Microbiology & Biotechnology Rheinische Friedrich-WilhelmsUniversität Bonn Meckenheimer Allee 168 D-53115 Bonn Germany
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007929727
ISBN-13 978-3-540-72679-1
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York
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Preface
Sulfur is an essential element for the living cell. Sulfur occurs in oxidation states of +2 to −6, is highly reactive and is used by prokaryotes not only to build up cell constituents but also for energy transformation. Basic research has revealed in recent years an increasing rate of information on prokaryotic reactions, proteins and genes involved in sulfur transformations. New insights are emerging concerning enzyme systems involved in sulfur metabolism, genomics and proteomics of sulfurmetabolizing bacteria and archaea, and the ecology of prokaryotes oxidizing and reducing sulfur compounds. Furthermore, new methods have been developed and are being applied to study microbial sulfur metabolism. To summarize the fast-moving developments of recent years, to exchange knowledge and to discuss future developments and research needs, the “International Symposium on Microbial Sulfur Metabolism” was held in Münster, Germany, from 29 June to 2 July 2006. This symposium brought together 85 scientists from 16 countries and was felt to be timely after a previous meeting on bacterial sulfur metabolism which took place in London in 1982. The symposium in Münster focused on prokaryotic sulfur energy metabolism, the biochemistry of the enzymes involved, the molecular genetics of s
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