Microbial iron(II) oxidation in littoral freshwater lake sediments: Competition between phototrophic vs. nitrate-reducing iron(II)-oxidizers

Microbial iron(II) oxidation in littoral freshwater lake sediments: Competition between phototrophic vs. nitrate-reducing iron(II)-oxidizers

The distribution of neutrophilic microbial iron oxidation is mainly determined by local gradients of oxygen, light, nitrate and ferrous iron. In the anoxic top part of littoral freshwater lake sediments, nitrate-reducing and phototrophic Fe(II)-oxidizers compete for the same e- donor; reduced iron....

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Main Authors: Emily Denise eMelton, Caroline eSchmidt, Andreas eKappler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
photoferrotrophs
nitrate-reducing Fe(II)-oxidizers
freshwater littoral sediment
microcosms
competition
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00197/full

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