Geobacter sulfurreducens can grow with oxygen as a terminal electron acceptor.

TitleGeobacter sulfurreducens can grow with oxygen as a terminal electron acceptor.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2004
AuthorsLin WC, Coppi MV, Lovley DR
JournalAppl Environ Microbiol
Volume70
Issue4
Pagination2525-8
Date Published2004 Apr
ISSN0099-2240
KeywordsAerobiosis, Anaerobiosis, Electron Transport, Environmental Microbiology, Geobacter, Oxygen
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.

Alternate JournalAppl. Environ. Microbiol.
PubMed ID15066854