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.

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Submitted on 1 October 2010

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