Iron oxidizing Leptothrix bacteria
Bertram Schmidt
TUBerlin, Germany
Leptothrix bacteria, in general, are known to be capable of oxidizing both iron(II) and manganese(II) producing ferric hydroxide and manganese oxide.
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1 October 2010
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