Iron-oxidizing Bacteria Found Along Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 03:02 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Bacteria that live on iron were found for the first time at three well-known vent sites along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, one of the longest undersea mountain ranges in the world. Scientists report that these bacteria likely play an important role in deep-ocean iron cycling, and are dominant members of communities near and adjacent to sulfur-rich, black-smoker hydrothermal vents prevalent along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. read more

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