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Ferrous iron oxidation by anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria
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“Since then, several experimental studies have confirmed that various purple and green bacteria can use Fe(II) as a reductant for CO2 fixation (e.g., Widdel et al., 1993; Heising et al., 1999; Straub et al., 1999).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Widdel, F., Schnell, S., Heising, S., Ehrenreich, A., Assmus, B., & Schink, B.
- Affiliations
- Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology (DE)
- University of Konstanz (DE)
- Venue
- Nature
- Published
- 1993-04
- Volume
- 362
- Issue
- 6423
- Pages
- 834-836
- ISSN
- 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4687
- OpenAlex
- W2070567272
- Cited by
- 735
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 8.56
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- nbn-resolving.de
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature (publishedVersion)
- KOPS (University of Konstanz) (submittedVersion)
- MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Metals and Alloys › Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
- Keywords
- ferrous iron oxidation, anoxygenic photosynthesis, purple non-sulfur bacteria, iron oxidation, redox potential, banded iron formations, iron oxyhydroxide, carbon dioxide reduction, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, Gallionella ferruginea
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