Geobacter sulfurreducens can grow with oxygen as a terminal electron acceptor.
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.
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Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA.
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D000332:Aerobiosis; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D004579:Electron Transport; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D045302:Geobacter / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism
D010100:Oxygen