Bacterial biofilms are often defined as communities of surface-attached bacteria and are
typically depicted with a classic mushroom-shaped structure characteristic of Pseudomonas …

Biogeochemical cycling of iron is crucial to many environmental processes, such as ocean
productivity, carbon storage, greenhouse gas emissions and the fate of nutrients, toxic …

Mineral–microbe interactions play important roles in environmental change, biogeochemical
cycling of elements and formation of ore deposits. Minerals provide both beneficial (physical …

Microbial ecology is the study of interactions among microbes in natural environments and
their roles in biogeochemical cycles, food web dynamics, and the evolution of life. Microbes …

Chemosynthesis is a metabolic process that transfers carbon to the biosphere using
reduced compounds. It is well recognised that chemosynthesis occurs in much of the ocean …

The oldest putative fossils occur as hematite filaments and tubes in jasper-carbonate
banded iron formations from the 4280-to 3750-Ma Nuvvuagittuq Supracrustal Belt, Québec …

It is often acknowledged that the search for life on Mars might produce false positive results,
particularly via the detection of objects, patterns or substances that resemble the products of …

In principle, iron oxidation can fuel significant primary productivity and nutrient cycling in
dark environments such as the deep sea. However, we have an extremely limited …

Rapid sand filters are established and widely applied technologies for groundwater
treatment. In these filters, main groundwater contaminants such as iron, manganese, and …

Despite their small individual size, marine prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes can form
large 3D structures and complex habitats. These habitats contribute to seafloor …