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Journal of Bacteriology, August 2004, p. 5543-5546, Vol. 186, No. 16
0021-9193/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.16.5543-5546.2004
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The RpoS Sigma Factor in the Dissimilatory Fe(III)-Reducing Bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens

Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003,¹ Department of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844,³ Departamento de Microbiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México 62210²

Received 30 January 2004/ Accepted 10 May 2004

Geobacter sulfurreducens RpoS sigma factor was shown to contribute to survival in stationary phase and upon oxygen exposure. Furthermore, a mutation in rpoS decreased the rate of reduction of insoluble Fe(III) but not of soluble forms of iron. This study suggests that RpoS plays a role in regulating metabolism of Geobacter under suboptimal conditions in subsurface environments.

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