Bacterial iron oxidation in circumneutral freshwater habitats: Findings from the field and the laboratory

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 405-414

  Emerson, David ^a   Weiss, Johanna V ^b  

^a AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; IRON OXIDE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL MAT; OXIDATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 4644295752     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450490485881     Document Type: Article

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