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NewsWhere do dissimilatory iodate-reducing microorganisms live in the ocean?
Scientists have discovered that dissimilatory iodate-producing microorganisms do not live above marine oxygen minimum zones (OMZs) as long predicted - instead thriving within the OMZs, converting iodate into iodide and promoting the release of marine iodine into the atmosphere.
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NewsIron minerals help decide whether dissolved organic matter becomes microbial food or long-term carbon
A new study shows how iron oxide minerals can reshape dissolved organic matter before microbes begin to break it down. The research focuses on goethite, and reveals that mineral adsorption does not simply remove organic matter from water.
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NewsBacteria use organic phosphorus and release methane in the process
Researchers have investigated how bacteria inadvertently release methane in order to obtain phosphorus – with significant effects on atmospheric greenhouse gases.