Interrelation, competition and environmental consequences of microaerophilic, nitrate- reducing and phototrophic Fe(II) oxidation in freshwater and marine sediments
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Interrelation, competition and environmental consequences of microaerophilic, nitratereducing and phototrophic Fe(II) oxidation in freshwater and marine sediments A. KAPPLER, K. LAUFER, M. NORDHOFF, J. OTTE, F. SCHAEDLER, C. LOCKWOOD, C. SCHMIDT, S. KLEINDIENST, C. BRYCE, N. BLACKWELL, H. ROY, B. B. JORGENSEN, B. SCHINK Geomicrobiology, University of Tuebingen, Germany, Geomicrobiology, Aarhus University, Denmark, Biology, University of Konstanz, Germany
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