#sulfurcycle — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #sulfurcycle, aggregated by home.social.
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Most interestingly, the #microbialCommunities structure themselves to granules with inner anoxic regions - here the #photosynthesis can use H2S instead of H2O as electron acceptor - which is driven by an anoxic #sulfurCycle supported by the other anaerobic bacteria which produce the H2S to keep their place oxygen free.
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Sulfur cycle (Biogeochemical cycle 🔄)
The important sulfur cycle is a biogeochemical cycle in which the sulfur moves between rocks, waterways and living systems. It is important in geology as it affects many minerals and in life because sulfur is an essential element, being a constituent of many proteins and cofactors, and sulfur compounds can be used as oxidants or ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur_cycle
#SulfurCycle #Sulfur #Metabolism #SoilBiology #SoilChemistry #BiogeochemicalCycle