Iron oxidizing Leptothrix bacteria

by 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.

Submitted on 01 October 2010

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Credit: Bertram Schmidt (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

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