Anaerobic and aerobic oxidation of ferrous iron at neutral pH by chemoheterotrophic nitrate-reducing bacteria

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-165

  Benz, Marcus ^a   Brune, Andreas ^a   Schink, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ferric iron; Ferrous iron; Iron oxidation; Nitrate reduction; Sediments

Indexed keywords

FERROUS ION; FRESH WATER; NITRATE REDUCTASE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENITRIFICATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOLUBILIZATION;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITRATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 0031886763     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050555     Document Type: Article

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