Iron oxidation by a fused cytochrome-porin common to diverse iron-oxidizing bacteria
J. L. Keffer, S. M. McAllister, A. Garber, B. J. Hallahan, M. C. Sutherland, S. Rozovsky, C. Chan
This study confirms that Cyc2 from neutrophilic iron-oxidizers functions as an iron oxidase, with a unique fused cytochrome-porin structure and redox potential suitable for Fe2+ oxidation at neutral pH.
bioRxiv · Apr 17, 2021Microbiology