Direct and indirect contact of Bacteria with Fe-bearing rock and minerals: A mechanism of Fe sequestration by bacteria

Piyush Sriwastava1, Anita J Brijit1, Bablesh Ranawat2 and George Mathew1, (1)Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Department of Earth Sciences, Mumbai, India, (2)Indian institute of Technology Bombay, Department of Earth Sciences, Mumbai, India