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Iron-oxidizing bacteria found along Mid-Atlantic Ridge
March 11, 2015
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Bacteria that live on iron were found for the first time at three well-known vent sites along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. These bacteria likely play an important role in deep-ocean iron cycling, and are dominant members of communities near and adjacent to sulfur-rich hydrothermal vents prevalent along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This group of iron-oxidizing bacteria, Zetaproteobacteria, appears to be restricted to environments where iron is plentiful.Full StorySource
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
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