Stoichiometry of bacterial anaerobic oxidation of elemental sulfur by ferric iron

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Authors

KUČERA Jiří ZEMAN Josef MANDL Martin ČERNÁ Hana

Year of publication 2012
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Antonie van Leeuwenhoek International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology
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Citation
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10482-012-9699-x
Field Microbiology, virology
Keywords Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Anaerobic sulfur oxidation; Ferric iron reduction; Reaction modelling; Stoichiometry
Description The conventional stoichiometry of the oxidation of elemental sulfur by ferric iron in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans was not in agreement with our experimental data in terms of ferrous iron and proton formation. Reaction modelling under the actual conditions of bacterial activity resulted in a different stoichiometry, where additional iron species participate in the process to affect the number of released protons. The suggested reaction equation may more accurrately predict the intensity of environmental acidification during the anaerobic bioprocess.
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