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Strains. The A. ferrooxidans strains AF1, AF2 and AF3 were isolated from samples from the Gaofeng mine of Guangdong province, the Daye mine of Hubei province and the Yufu mine of Hunan province in China, respectively. AFc originated from a sediment sample from the inshore of Xiamen sea, China.
Field measurements in the Arcachon Bay (southwest France) indicated anaerobic production of NOx via nitrification, which was coupled to the reduction of Mn-oxides. To prove the occurrence of this process, laboratory microcosm experiments were set up.