Nitrate-Dependent Iron Oxidation: A Potential Mars Metabolism

This work considers the hypothetical viability of microbial nitrate-dependent Fe2+ oxidation (NDFO) for supporting simple life in the context of the early Mars environment. This draws on knowledge built up over several decades of remote and in situ observation, as well as recent discoveries that hav...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	Alex Price, Victoria K. Pearson, Susanne P. Schwenzer, Jennyfer Miot, Karen Olsson-Francis
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Subjects:	iron nitrate Mars astrobiology chemolithotrophy NDFO
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00513/full