Diversity of ferrous iron-oxidizing, nitrate-reducing bacteria and their involvement in oxygen-independent iron cycling

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 371-378

  Straub, Kristina L ^a,b   Schönhuber, Wilhelm A ^b   Buchholz Cleven, Berit E E ^a,c   Schink, Bernhard ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acidovorax; Anaerobic cycling of iron; Aquabacterium; BrG3; Ferrous iron oxidizing; Geobacter bremensis; GrG2; Nitrate reducing bacteria; Phyogenetic diversity; Strains BrG1; Thermomonas

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; IRON; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ACIDOVORAX; AQUABACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER BREMENSIS; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; THERMOMONAS;

EID: 4644248754     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450490485854     Document Type: Article

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