Microbial iron-redox cycling in subsurface environments

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1249-1256

  Roden, Eric E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Iron; Metabolism; Microbe; Redox cycling; Subsurface environment

Indexed keywords

IRON; NITRATE;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IRON METABOLISM; IRON REDOX CYCLING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE COUPLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; GEOBACTER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITRATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84870177224     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST20120202     Document Type: Conference Paper

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