Shifting microbial communities sustain multi-year iron reduction and methanogenesis in ferruginous sediment incubations
M. S. Bray, J. Wu, B. C. Reed, C. B. Kretz, K. M. Belli, R. L. Simister, C. Henny, F. J. Stewart, T. J. DiChristina, J. A. Brandes, D. A. Fowle, S. A. Crowe, J. B. Glass
This study examines how different Fe(III) oxides affect microbial communities and methane cycling in ferruginous sediments over time, showing that Fe(III) mineralogy influences methanogenesis and iron reduction.
bioRxiv · Feb 13, 2017Microbiology