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Let's start with some good news. Iron bacteria cannot directly harm you. It has not been known to cause disease. However, this doesn't mean the presence of iron bacteria in your well water shouldn ...

Researchers have revealed how Staphylococcus aureus bacteria extract iron from hemoglobin—a process crucial to their survival during infections. Using a novel time-resolved X-ray solution scattering ...

Magnetotactic bacteria synthesize magnetic iron nanominerals, which function as tiny compasses that allow the microbes to navigate using Earth's geomagnetic field. Earth's iron cycle is a very ...