Electron transfer from Shewanella algae BrY to hydrous ferric oxide is mediated by cell-associated melanin

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-104

  Turick, Charles E ^a,b   Caccavo Jr , F ^a,c   Tisa, Louis S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY   (United States)

^c Whitworth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Iron oxide reduction; Melanin; Shewanella

Indexed keywords

FERRIC OXIDE; MELANIN;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEWANELLA; SHEWANELLA ALGAE;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SHEWANELLA; SHEWANELLA ALGAE;

EID: 0037436485     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00096-X     Document Type: Article

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