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Abbreviations

D.:

Desulfuromonas

P.:

Pyrococcus

S.:

Sulfurospirillum

T.:

Thermotoga

W:

Wolinella

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Schauder, R., Kröger, A. Bacterial sulphur respiration. Arch. Microbiol. 159, 491–497 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00249025

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