Impact of electrogenic sulfur oxidation on trace metal cycling in coastal sediments. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The release of trace metals from natural and contaminated marine sediments to the overlying water can have important implications for aquatic ecosystems. Recently, a novel pathway of sulfur oxidation has been discovered in marine sediments, whereby long filamentous bacteria are capable of coupling redox half-reactions over centimeter scales. This process, referred to as electrogenic sulfur oxidation (ESOx), has been shown to occur globally in ...