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Amino group in Leptothrix sheath skeleton is responsible for direct deposition of Fe(III) minerals onto the sheaths

Leptothrix species produce microtubular organic–inorganic materials that encase the bacterial cells. The skeleton of an immature sheath, consisting of organic exopolymer fibrils of bacterial origin, is formed first, then the sheath becomes encrusted with inorganic material. Functional carboxyl group...

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Autores principales: Kunoh, Tatsuki, Matsumoto, Syuji, Nagaoka, Noriyuki, Kanashima, Shoko, Hino, Katsuhiko, Uchida, Tetsuya, Tamura, Katsunori, Kunoh, Hitoshi, Takada, Jun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5529543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28747653
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06644-8