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 the basis for energy-related processes in prokaryotes. In recent years, new methods have been applied to study the biochemistry and molecular biology of reactions of the global sulfur cycle, the microorganisms involved and their physiology, metabolism and ecology. These activities have uncovered fascinating new insights for the understanding of aerobic and anaerobic sulfur metabolism."--BOOK JACKET.

"[T]he International Symposium on Microbial Sulfur Metabolism was held in Munster, Germany from 29 June to 2 July 2006"--Preface. Differential-Expression Proteomics for the Study of Sulfur Metabolism in the Chemolithoautotrophic Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans / Lissette Valenzuela, An Chi, Simon Beard, Jeffrey Shabanowitz, Donald F. Hunt and Carlos A. Jerez -- 8. Sulfur and Light? History and "Thiology" of the Phototrophic Sulfur Bacteria / Hans G. Truper -- 9. Thiosulfate and Sulfur Oxidation in Purple Sulfur Bacteria / Frauke Grimm, Bettina Franz and Christiane Dahl -- 10. Sulfur Oxidation in Chlorobium tepidum (syn, Chlorobaculum tepidum): Genetic and Proteomic Analyses / Leong-Keat Chan, Rachael Morgan-Kiss and Thomas E. Hanson -- 11. Structural Insights into Component SoxY of the Thiosulfate-Oxidizing Multienzyme System of Chlorobaculum thiosulfatiphilum / Jan Stout, Lina De Smet, Bjorn Vergauwen, Savvas Savvides and Jozef Van Beeumen -- 12. Redox Control of Chemotrophic Sulfur Oxidation of Paracoccus pantotrophus / Cornelius G. Friedrich, Armin Quentmeier, Frank Bardischewsky, Dagmar Rother, Grazyna Orawski, Petra Hellwig and Jorg Fischer.