Reevaluation of colorimetric iron determination methods commonly used in geomicrobiology

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-48

  Braunschweig, Juliane ^a   Bosch, Julian ^a   Heister, Katja ^b   Kuebeck, Christine ^a   Meckenstock, Rainer U ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ferrozine; Iron oxide; Microbial iron oxidation; Microbial iron reduction; Phenanthroline

Indexed keywords

FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; FERROZINE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IRON; MAGNETITE; MINERAL; OXIDE; PHENANTHROLINE; PYRITE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CENTRIFUGATION; COLORIMETRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; HEATING; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BACTERIA; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; COLORIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; IRON;

EID: 84857954203     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2012.01.021     Document Type: Article

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