Mixed-valence cytoplasmic iron granules are linked to anaerobic respiration.
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SUBMITTER: Glasauer S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1800766 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Feb
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Mixed-valence cytoplasmic iron granules are linked to anaerobic respiration.
Glasauer S S Langley S S Boyanov M M Lai B B Kemner K K Beveridge T J TJ
Applied and environmental microbiology 20061201 3
Intracellular granules containing ferric and ferrous iron formed in Shewanella putrefaciens CN32 during dissimilatory reduction of solid-phase ferric iron. It is the first in situ detection at high resolution (150 nm) of a mixed-valence metal particle residing within a prokaryotic cell. The relationship of the internal particles to Fe(III) reduction may indicate a respiratory role. ...[more]
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