Iron-Oxidizing Bacteria (IMAGE)

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Iron-Oxidizing Bacteria

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Iron-oxidizing bacteria live in environments as extreme as the deep ocean and as common as roadside ditches. A recent paper in Frontiers proposes distributing the iron that these bacteria naturally produce to 'fertilize' phytoplankton and help remove excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

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