Pyrite formation from FeS and H2S is mediated by a novel type of microbial energy metabolism
J. Thiel, J. Byrne, A. Kappler, B. Schink, M. Pester
This paper demonstrates that microbial communities can directly transform FeS and H2S into pyrite and CH4, using this reaction as a novel energy metabolism linked to methanogenesis.
bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology