Article
Enzymatic iron oxidation by Leptothrix discophora: identification of an iron-oxidizing protein.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Feb 1992
Corstjens P L, de Vrind J P, Westbroek P, de Vrind-de Jong E W
Abstract excerpt
An iron-oxidizing factor was identified in the spent culture medium of the iron- and manganese-oxidizing bacterial strain Leptothrix discophora SS-1. It appeared to be a protein, with an apparent molecular weight of approximately 150,000. Its activity could be demonstrated after fractionation of the spent medium by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. A spontaneous mutant of L. discophora...
Topics
- Bacteria
- Bacterial Proteins
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria
- Iron
- Manganese
- Mutation
- Oxidation-Reduction