Anaerobes into heavy metal: Dissimilatory metal reduction in anoxic environments
Trends in Ecology and Evolution
By: Derek R. Lovley
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Abstract
Within the last decade, a novel form of microbial metabolism of major environmental significance has been elucidated. In this process, known as dissimilatory metal reduction, specialized microorganisms, living in anoxic aquatic sediments and ground water, oxidize organic compounds to carbon dioxide with metals serving as the oxidant. Recent studies have demonstrated that this metabolism explains a number of important geochemical phenomena in ancient and modern sedimentary environments, affecting not only the cycling of metals but also the fate of organic matter. Furthermore, this metabolism may have practical application in remediation of environments contaminated with toxic metals and/or organics.
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Lovley, D.R., 1993, Anaerobes into heavy metal: Dissimilatory metal reduction in anoxic environments: Trends in Ecology and Evolution, v. 8, no. 6, p. 213-217, https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-5347(93)90102-U.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Anaerobes into heavy metal: Dissimilatory metal reduction in anoxic environments |
| Series title | Trends in Ecology and Evolution |
| DOI | 10.1016/0169-5347(93)90102-U |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 1993 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Trends in Ecology and Evolution |
| First page | 213 |
| Last page | 217 |