Archaea
Volume 2 (2008), Issue 3, Pages 205-209
doi:10.1155/2008/762967
Research Article

Molybdate treatment and sulfate starvation decrease ATP and DNA levels in Ferroplasma acidarmanus

David J. Baumler,1 Kai-Foong Hung,2 Kwang Cheol Jeong,2 and Charles W. Kaspar1,2

1Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
2Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Received 16 June 2008; Accepted 31 October 2008

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