Phototrophic Fe(II)-oxidation in the chemocline of a ferruginous meromictic lake

Phototrophic Fe(II)-oxidation in the chemocline of a ferruginous meromictic lake

Precambrian Banded Iron Formation (BIF) deposition was conventionally attributed to the precipitation of iron-oxides resulting from the abiotic reaction of ferrous iron (Fe(II)) with photosynthetically-produced oxygen. Earliest traces of oxygen date from 2.7 Ga, thus raising questions as to what may...

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Main Authors: Xavier Alexis eWalter, Antonio ePicazo-mozo, Maria R. Miracle, Eduardo eVicente, Antonio eCamacho, Aragno eMichel, Jakob eZopfi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Geomicrobiology
banded iron formation
anoxygenic photosynthesis
early life evolution
cryptic sulfur cycling
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00713/full

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