title: Ecology: Electrical Cable Bacteria Save Marine Life.
abstract: Animals at the bottom of the sea survive oxygen depletion surprisingly often, and a new study identifies cable bacteria in the sediment as the saviors. The bacterial electrical activity creates an iron 'carpet', trapping toxic hydrogen sulfide.
authors.affiliation: Section for Microbiology and Center for Geomicrobiology, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114-116, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. Electronic address: lpn@bios.au.dk.
authors.forename: Lars Peter
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Nielsen
mesh_terms: D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology*; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis*; D012621:Seasons; D012623:Seawater / Q000737:chemistry*; D013440:Sulfides / Q000032:analysis*; D041962:Thiotrichaceae / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013440:Sulfides; D007501:Iron