Enriched iron(III)-reducing bacterial communities are shaped by carbon substrate and iron oxide mineralogy

Iron (Fe) oxides exist in a spectrum of structures in the environment, with ferrihydrite widely considered the most bioavailable phase. Yet, ferrihydrite is unstable and rapidly transforms to more crystalline Fe(III) oxides (e.g., goethite, hematite), which are poorly reduced by model dissimilatory...

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Main Authors: Christopher J. Lentini, Scott D. Wankel, Colleen M. Hansel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00404/full