Response to comment on "Arsenic(III) Fuels Anoxygenic Photosynthesis in Hot Spring Biofilms from Mono Lake, California"
November 16, 2009
Schoepp-Cothenet et al. bring a welcome conceptual debate to the question of which came first in the course of planetary biological evolution, arsenite [As(III)] oxidation or dissimilatory arsenate [As(V)] reduction. However, we disagree with their reasoning and stand by our original conclusion.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Title | Response to comment on "Arsenic(III) Fuels Anoxygenic Photosynthesis in Hot Spring Biofilms from Mono Lake, California" |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.1166435 |
| Authors | Ronald S. Oremland, John F. Stolz, Michael E. Madigan, James T. Hollibaugh, Thomas R Kulp, Shelley E. Hoeft, J. Fisher, Laurence G. Miller, Charles W. Culbertson, M. Asao |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Science |
| Index ID | 70238317 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | WMA - Earth System Processes Division |