Edouard Bastarache Inc. on wed 3 nov 04
Hello Ron,
here is another one.
Gerrit Voordouw, PhD, a microbiologist at the University of Calgary, has
spent the past 20 years trying to unlock the secrets of an iron-eating
bacteria known as Desulfovibrio vulgaris.
This potent microbe, found in oil and gas reservoirs, can eat its way
through a pipeline in just a few months. "We wanted to understand why D.
vulgaris is so corrosive to pipelines and oilfield equipment," says
Voordouw. " And we knew that the key was to sequence its 3,394 genes."<
(...)
Genetic research tries to answer three fundamental questions:
where is a gene located within the entire blueprint?
which proteins are produced and what do they do?
how active is the gene?
Later,
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Ivor and Olive Lewis on fri 5 nov 04
Dear Lee,
Iron plays a crucial roll in the geological history of the Earth and
the creation of an Oxygen rich atmosphere. I think you would need to
seek out the commentaries for the geological surveys of the places
where Spanish RIO is mined to confirm that. Our nearby Iron Ore
deposits are said to have formed well over 2, possibly 3 billion years
ago. Some of the microscopic features in some Iron Jaspilite Rocks
have been identified as having the characteristics of Bacteria.
So your supposition could be true.
Best regards,
Ivor
Ivor Lewis.
Redhill,
S. Australia.
Lee Love on fri 5 nov 04
Isn't bacteria responsible for the creation of Spanish Iron Oxide?
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Lee Love on sat 6 nov 04
Ivor,
Been having computer problems, but I think I got them fixed.
Check out this link:
http://www.digitalfire.ab.ca/cermat/material/874.html
Tom Buck Quote:
>
> "In Spain, there exists one large ore body assaying low amounts of
> iron sulfide (mostly), too inadequate for steel-making even with
> modern "float sink" technology. Long ago, however, an astute person
> noticed that rainwater would pool, then evaporate and leave behind a
> mineral that turned red on roasting. In time, it was discovered that a
> specific life-form (a bacterium, named bacillus ferro ferroxidans)
> used the iron sulfide as food (an energy source). The bacterium did
> its thing in water in contact with the iron mineral. The result is to
> solubilize the iron as Iron(II) Sulfate or FeSO4. This solution is run
> into evaporation ponds, the green crystals recovered are then roasted
> to form Spanish red (iron oxide red)."
More on bacillus ferro ferroxidans:
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&q=bacillus+ferro+ferrooxidans&spell=1
Lee
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