Abiotic Deposition of Fe Complexes onto Leptothrix Sheaths

Bacteria classified in species of the genus Leptothrix produce extracellular, microtubular, Fe-encrusted sheaths. The encrustation has been previously linked to bacterial Fe oxidases, which oxidize Fe(II) to Fe(III) and/or active groups of bacterial exopolymers within sheaths to attract and bind aqu...

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Main Authors: Kunoh, Tatsuki, Hashimoto, Hideki, McFarlane, Ian R., Hayashi, Naoaki, Suzuki, Tomoko, Taketa, Eisuke, Tamura, Katsunori, Takano, Mikio, El-Naggar, Mohamed Y., Kunoh, Hitoshi, Takada, Jun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4929540/