From iron oxides to infections.
Cellular electron transfer under diverse anaerobic conditions is a primary topic of research conducted by the Newman group. In this Viewpoint, a summary is given of how a geobiological approach has been used to investigate these processes.
Newman
Dianne K
DK
Departments of Biology and Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave. 68-380, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA. dkn@mit.edu
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D004579:Electron Transport; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans
D005290:Ferric Compounds; C000499:ferric oxide