aerobic respiration, using ferrous ions as electron donor

id: GO:0019411
name: aerobic respiration, using ferrous ions as electron donor
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The metabolic process in which ferrous ions (Fe2+) are oxidized to ferric ions (Fe3+) to generate energy, coupled to the reduction of carbon dioxide.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0009060aerobic respiration
GO:0015975energy derivation by oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds