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. 1976 Oct;32(4):567–571. doi: 10.1128/aem.32.4.567-571.1976

Ferric iron reduction by sulfur- and iron-oxidizing bacteria.

T D Brock, J Gustafson
PMCID: PMC170307  PMID: 825043

Abstract

Acidophilic bacteria of the genera Thiobacillus and Sulfolobus are able to reduce ferric iron when growing on elemental sulfur as an energy source. It has been previously thought that ferric iron serves as a nonbiological oxidant in the formation of acid mine drainage and in the leaching of ores, but these results suggest that bacterial catalysis may play a significant role in the reactivity of ferric iron.

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