著者

加藤 真悟

出版者

一般社団法人日本地球化学会

雑誌

地球化学 (ISSN:03864073)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.49, no.1, pp.1-17, 2015-03-25 (Released:2015-03-30)

参考文献数

87

被引用文献数

2

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Iron is a key element to understand global biogeochemical cycling. Microorganisms are involved in redox cycling of iron in natural environments. In particular, neutrophilic iron-oxidizing microorganisms that grow at circumneutral pH potentially play a significant role in global iron oxidation at redox boundaries. However, little is known about neutrophilic iron-oxidizing microorganisms because only a few cultivated species have been reported to date despite a long research history. In this review, knowledge about neutrophilic iron-oxidizing microorganisms, i.e., phylogeny, physiology, ecology, spatial distribution, and unique extracellular polymeric substances, is summarized, including the most recent reports. This will provide useful information to various scientific fields: not only microbiology, but also geochemistry, astrobiology and environmental engineering.