Dissimilatory Iron-Reducing Bacteria: A Template for Iron Mineralization and Nanomaterial Synthesis

Abstract

5.1 Introduction 5.2 Types of DIRB 5.2.1 Fermentative Fe(III)-Reducing Bacteria 5.2.2 Sulfur-oxidizing Fe(III)-Reducing Bacteria 5.2.3 Organic Acid–Oxidizing Fe(III)-Reducing Bacteria 5.2.4 Hydrogen-Oxidizing Fe(III)-Reducing Bacteria 5.2.5 Aromatic Compound–Oxidizing Fe(III)-Reducing Bacteria 5.3 Microbe-Metal Interaction 5.4 The Mechanism for Crystal Formation 5.4.1 Magnetotactic Bacteria 5.4.2 Iron-Reducing Bacteria 5.5 The Diversity of Biominerals Formed 5.5.1 Oxides 5.5.2 Sulfides 5.5.3 Silicates 5.5.4 Phosphates 5.6 Molecular Mechanism of Microbial Fe(III) Reduction 5.7 Conclusions References