Iron (Fe) has long been a recognized physiological requirement for life, yet for many
microorganisms that persist in water, soils and sediments, its role extends well beyond that …

Anaerobic dissimilatory ferric iron-reducing and ferrous iron-oxidizing bacteria gain energy
through reduction or oxidation of iron minerals and presumably play an important role in …

Iron is the most abundant redox‐active metal in the Earth's crust. The one electron transfer
between the two most common redox states, Fe (II) and Fe (III), plays a role in a huge range …

Considerable progress has been made towards enhancing our understanding of the
phylogeny, ecology and biogeochemical role of dissimilatory iron-reducing bacteria. The …

Iron is the most abundant element on Earth and the most frequently utilized transition metal
in the biosphere. It is a component of many cellular compounds and is involved in numerous …

Microbes are intimately involved in the iron cycle. First, acquisition of iron by microorganisms
for biochemical requirements is a key process in the iron cycle in oxygenated, circumneutral …

In addition to its central role in mediating electron-transfer reactions within all living cells,
iron undergoes extracellular redox transformations linked to microbial energy generation …

A review of the literature indicates that numerous microorganisms can reduce ferric iron
during the metabolism of organic matter. In most cases, the reduction of ferric iron appears to …

Preface. Iron is considered to be a minor element employed, in a variety of forms, by nearly
all living organisms. In some cases, it is utilised in large quantities, for instance for the …

Many different species of acidophilic prokaryotes, widely distributed within the domains
Bacteria and Archaea, can catalyze the dissimilatory oxidation of ferrous iron or reduction of …