Long-distance electron transport occurs globally in marine sediments
Recently, long filamentous bacteria have been reported conducting electrons over centimetre distances in marine sediments. These so-called cable bacteria perform an electrogenic form of sulfur oxidation, whereby long-distance electron transport links sulfide oxidation in deeper sediment horizons to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-02-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/14/683/2017/bg-14-683-2017.pdf |