title: Geobacter sulfurreducens can grow with oxygen as a terminal electron acceptor.
abstract: Geobacter sulfurreducens, previously classified as a strict anaerobe, tolerated exposure to atmospheric oxygen for at least 24 h and grew with oxygen as the sole electron acceptor at concentrations of 10% or less in the headspace. These results help explain how Geobacter species may survive in oxic subsurface environments, being poised to rapidly take advantage of the development of anoxic conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Coppi
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Lovley
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D004579:Electron Transport; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D045302:Geobacter / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen