Enumeration of Fe(II)-oxidizing and Fe(III)-reducing bacteria in the root zone of wetland plants: Implications for a rhizosphere iron cycle

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-96

  Weiss, Johanna V ^a,b   Emerson, David ^b   Backer, Stephanie M ^a   Megonigal, J Patrick ^a,c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fe(II) oxidizing bacteria; Fe(III) reducing bacteria; Rhizosphere; Wetland

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; IRON-REDUCING BACTERIUM; RHIZOSPHERE; WETLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0042977474     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024953027726     Document Type: Article

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