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Some bacteria respire minerals; that is, they harvest energy from minerals through using them as electron acceptors. Many details of this respiration process have remained obscure. In her Perspective, Newman highlights the study by Lower et al., who have used a customized atomic force microscope to observe bacteria during mineral respiration.
The author is in the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. E-mail: dkn{at}gps.caltech.edu
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Steven K. Lower, Michael F. Hochella, Jr., and Terry J. Beveridge (18 May 2001) Science292 (5520), 1360.
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