title: [Research advances on anaerobic ferrous-oxidizing microorganisms].
abstract: Anaerobic ferrous-oxidizing microorganisms (AFOM) are one of the important discoveries in microbiology, geology and environmental science. The study of AFOM is of significance to make clear the banded iron formations (BIFs), promote the biogeochemical cycles of iron, nitrogen and carbon, enrich the microbiological content, develop new biotechnologies for anaerobic iron oxidation, and explore the ancient earth environment and extraterrestrial life. This paper summarized the research advances on AFOM, introduced the habitats of AFOM, discussed the biodiversity and the nutritive and metabolic characteristics of AFOM, and assessed the potential functions of AFOM. An outlook was made on the future researches of new species AFOM, their microbial metabolism mechanisms, and their development and applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. zhangm_environment@zju.edu.cn
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
authors.forename: Jun-yuan
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Ji
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D017753:Ecosystem; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D005296:Ferrous Compounds