Microbial dissimilatory iron(III) reduction [Elektronische Ressource] : studies on the mechanism and on processes of environmental relevance / vorgelegt von Michael Jahn

Microbial dissimilatory iron(III) reduction: Studies on the mechanism and on processes of environmental relevance Dissertation zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften der Geowissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen vorgelegt von Michael Jahn aus Fulda 2005 Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 09. 08. 2005 Dekan: Prof. Dr. Klaus G. Nickel, Ph.D. 1. Berichterstatter: PD Dr. Rainer U. Meckenstock 2. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Stefan B. HaderleinIIII Acknowledgements This work was partially financed by the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Contract Nr. 2761/2719. Special thanks to my supervisor PD Dr. Rainer Meckenstock for the numerous fruitful and inspiring discussions and the helpful comments on different problems of my work, and for the useful remarks on the different manuscripts. Many thanks to my supervisor Prof. Dr. Stefan Haderlein for his help and especially the useful remarks on different publications. I also thank Prof. Dr. Georg Teutsch for the continuous support and Dr. Anita Peter for the support in questions regarding project work. I would also like to thank the Environmental Mineralogy Group for the good atmosphere and help, if needed, and the many discussions concerning scientific problems.