Abstract
F. C. GERRETSEN1 demonstrated the biological oxidation of manganous sulphate in soils. G. W. Leeper and R. J. Swaby2 confirmed this. A preliminary report is made here of investigations carried out to find the micro-organisms involved in the process.
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Gerretsen, F. C., Verslag Landbouwk Onderzoek, No. 42 A, 57 (1936).
Leeper, G. W., and Swaby, R. J., Soil Science, 49, No. 3, 163 (1940).
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SKERMAN, V., BROMFIELD, S. Biological Oxidation of Manganous Sulphate in Soils. Nature 163, 575 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163575a0
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