2006•Unpublished venueRequires access
Changes of kinetic parameters in bacterial oxidation ofelemental sulfur
Martin Mandl, Blanka Omesová Pokorná, Šárka Bořilová, Pavla Češková, Oldřich Janiczek, Romana Dohnalová
Open publisher page 0 citations
Abstract
Biooxidation of elemental sulfur plays an important role in
biohydrometallurgy and spontaneous biogeochemical processes in
sulfide deposits (sulfide wastes, abandoned ore mines). The
purpose of this study was to investigate a correlation among
growth conditions, physiological factors and selected kinetic
constants of elemental sulfur oxidation by Acidithiobacillus
ferrooxidans. The values of maximum sulfur oxidation rate (v)
and growth yield on sulfur (Y) were determined from data
obtained in 73 batch cultures. The changes of the apparent
Michaelis constant for sulfur (Km) were investigated in resting
cells.