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Oxidation and Reduction of Iron by Acidophilic Bacteria
Authors:Jack T. Pronk  D. Barrie Johnson
Affiliation:1. Department of Microbiology and Enzymology Kluyver Laboratory of Biotechnology , Delft University of Technology , BC Delft, 2628, The Netherlands;2. School of Biological Sciences , University of Wales , Gwynned, LL57 2UW, United Kingdom
Abstract:Abstract

Redox reactions of iron in acidic environments are of economic and environmental significance, for example, for the leaching of metal ores and for the formation of acid mine drainage and acid sulfate soils. Until recently, research on microbial iron metabolism in acidic environments has mainly been focused on the role of aerobic, autotrophic ferrous iron‐oxidizing bacteria. In the present paper, recent new developments in the field of acidophilic iron metabolism are reviewed. In addition to the well‐known autotrophic ferrous iron‐oxidizing organisms, new heterotrophic isolates have been described that are capable of oxidizing ferrous iron. Microorganisms can also play an important role in the reductive part of the iron cycle. Both heterotrophic and autotrophic organisms may also be involved in this process. The contribution of heterotrophic organisms to acidophilic iron cycling can be twofold: In addition to their direct role as a catalyst, these organisms may scavenge organic compounds that inhibit their autotrophic counterparts. Detailed studies of acidophilic ecosystems are needed to assess the significance of the various types of microorganisms for the overall rate of iron cycling in these extreme environments.
Keywords:Acidiphilium  acidophiles  anaerobic metabolism  autotrophy  heterotro‐phy  iron  Leptospirillumferrooxidans  metal leaching  mixotrophy  Thiobacillus.
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