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Anaerobic dissolution of iron-phosphorus complexes in sediment due to the activity of nitrate-reducing bacteria

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Nitrate-reducing bacteria (Pseudomonas fluorescens andAlcaligenes sp.) as well as extracellular compounds from these bacteria increased the dissolution rate of iron and phosphorus sorbed to iron precipitates during anaerobic, nitrate-free conditions in experimental sediment-water systems. It is suggested that the influence of the bacteria is due to enzymatic catalyzation of chemical iron reduction.

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Jansson, M. Anaerobic dissolution of iron-phosphorus complexes in sediment due to the activity of nitrate-reducing bacteria. Microb Ecol 14, 81–89 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02011573

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