Bacterial Origin of Sulfuric Acid in Geothermal Habitats
- 30 March 1973
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 179 (4080), 1323-1324
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.179.4080.1323
Abstract
Natural populations of Sulfolobus, a new genus of bacteria occurring in sulfur-rich, acid hot springs and soils, were found to oxidize large amounts of sulfur to sulfuric acid at temperatures up to 85°C. These bacteria are important high-temperature geochemical agents in solfatara soils.Keywords
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