Microbe Mobilizes 'Iron Shield' to Block Arsenic Uptake in Rice (IMAGE)

University of Delaware

Microbe Mobilizes 'Iron Shield' to Block Arsenic Uptake in Rice

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Clumps of bacteria (soil microbe EA106) and iron plaque begin forming on the roots of a rice plant. This "iron shield" blunts the uptake of arsenic.

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