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Beggiatoa

Known as: Beggiatoaea, Beggiatonia 
A genus of colorless, filamentous bacteria in the family THIOTRICHACEAE whose cells contain inclusions of sulfur granules. When found in decaying… 
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Spatial Structure and Activity of Sedimentary Microbial Communities Underlying a Beggiatoa spp. Mat in a Gulf of Mexico Hydrocarbon Seep
Background Subsurface fluids from deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps undergo methane- and sulfur-cycling microbial transformations near… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Lipid Biomarkers and Carbon Isotope Signatures of a Microbial (Beggiatoa) Mat Associated with Gas Hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico
ABSTRACT White and orange mats are ubiquitous on surface sediments associated with gas hydrates and cold seeps in the Gulf of… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Identification of Members of the Metabolically Active Microbial Populations Associated with Beggiatoa Species Mat Communities from Gulf of Mexico Cold-Seep Sediments
ABSTRACT In this study, the composition of the metabolically active fraction of the microbial community occurring in Gulf of… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Phylogeny and distribution of nitrate-storing Beggiatoa spp. in coastal marine sediments.
Filamentous sulphide-oxidizing Beggiatoa spp. often occur in large numbers in the coastal seabed without forming visible mats on… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
High Nitrate Concentrations in Vacuolate, Autotrophic Marine Beggiatoa spp
Massive accumulations of very large Beggiatoa spp. are found at a Monterey Canyon cold seep and at Guaymas Basin hydrothermal… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Denitrification by sulphur oxidizing Beggiatoa spp. mats on freshwater sediments
AT the surface of sulphide-rich marine and freshwater sediments, the gliding filamentous sulphur bacteria Beggiatoa spp. often… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Characterization of Large, Autotrophic Beggiatoa spp. Abundant at Hydrothermal Vents of the Guaymas Basin
Filamentous bacteria, identified as members of the genus Beggiatoa by gliding motility and internal globules of elemental sulfur… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Sulfur metabolism in Beggiatoa alba
The metabolism of sulfide, sulfur, and acetate by Beggiatoa alba was investigated under oxic and anoxic conditions. B. alba… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Microoxic-Anoxic Niche of Beggiatoa spp.: Microelectrode Survey of Marine and Freshwater Strains
Beggiatoa spp. grow optimally in media containing opposed gradients of oxygen and soluble sulfide, although some strains also… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Use of reduced sulfur compounds by Beggiatoa sp
A strain of Beggiatoa cf. leptomitiformis (OH-75-B, clone 2a) was isolated which is unique among reported strains in its ability… 
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