Mineral–organic associations: formation, properties, and relevance in soil environments

M Kleber, K Eusterhues, M Keiluweit, C Mikutta… - Advances in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Minerals and organic matter (OM) may form intricate associations via myriad interactions. In
soils, the associations of OM with mineral surfaces are mainly investigated because of their …

Microbial surface colonization and biofilm development in marine environments

H Dang, CR Lovell - Microbiology and molecular biology reviews, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Biotic and abiotic surfaces in marine waters are rapidly colonized by microorganisms.
Surface colonization and subsequent biofilm formation and development provide numerous …

Cadmium contamination in agricultural soils of China and the impact on food safety

P Wang, H Chen, PM Kopittke, FJ Zhao - Environmental pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Rapid industrialization in China during the last three decades has resulted in widespread
contamination of Cd in agricultural soils. A considerable proportion of the rice grain grown in …

[BOOK][B] Geomicrobiology

HL Ehrlich, DK Newman - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
Uncovers the Key Role Microbes Play in the Transformation of Oxidizable and Reducible
MineralsMany areas of geomicrobial processes are receiving serious attention from …

Biogeochemical redox processes and their impact on contaminant dynamics

T Borch, R Kretzschmar, A Kappler… - … science & technology, 2010 - ACS Publications
Life and element cycling on Earth is directly related to electron transfer (or redox) reactions.
An understanding of biogeochemical redox processes is crucial for predicting and protecting …

SOM genesis: microbial biomass as a significant source

A Miltner, P Bombach, B Schmidt-Brücken, M Kästner - Biogeochemistry, 2012 - Springer
Proper management of soil organic matter (SOM) is needed for maintaining soil fertility and
for mitigation of the global increase in atmospheric CO 2 concentrations and should be …

Soil heavy metal pollution from Pb/Zn smelting regions in China and the remediation potential of biomineralization

X Luo, C Wu, Y Lin, W Li, M Deng, J Tan… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Smelting activities pose serious environmental problems due to the local and regional heavy
metal pollution in soils they cause. It is therefore important to understand the pollution …

Towards a better understanding of the role of Fe cycling in soil for carbon stabilization and degradation

X Song, P Wang, L Van Zwieten, N Bolan, H Wang… - Carbon Research, 2022 - Springer
Iron (Fe) minerals play an important role in stabilizing soil organic carbon (SOC). Fe-
mediated SOC protection is mainly achieved through adsorption, co-precipitation, or …

Iron-oxidizing bacteria: an environmental and genomic perspective

D Emerson, EJ Fleming… - Annual review of …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
In the 1830s, iron bacteria were among the first groups of microbes to be recognized for
carrying out a fundamental geological process, namely the oxidation of iron. Due to lingering …

The iron-oxidizing proteobacteria

S Hedrich, M Schlömann, DB Johnson - Microbiology, 2011 - microbiologyresearch.org
The 'iron bacteria'are a collection of morphologically and phylogenetically heterogeneous
prokaryotes. They include some of the first micro-organisms to be observed and described …