Lucina floridana is an intertidal clam that contains intracellular, sulfur-oxidizing
symbiotic bacteria in its gills. These bacteria are chemolithoautotrophic, using the energy
from the oxidation of reduced sulfur compounds to power carbon fixation. Although
sulfide is an energy-rich compound, it is also toxic to aerobic metabolism and autooxidizes
in the...
Solubility studies on the heavy metal sulfides in liquid hydrogen
sulfide at room temperature were carried out using the isopiestic
method. The results were compared with earlier work and with a
theoretical result based on Raoult's Law. A relative order for the
solubilities of sulfur and the sulfides of tin,...