Structural and chemical modification of Fe-rich smectite associated with microbial Fe-respiration by psychrophilic bacteria in King George Island, West Antarctica

Jaewoo Jung1, Jee-young Kim2, Hyoun Soo Lim3, Yoo Kyung Lee4, Ok-Sun Kim5, Kyongryang Park6, Jungbae Lee6, Hoil Yoon7 and Jinwook Kim1, (1)Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), (2)National Institute of Environmental Research, Environmental Infrastructure Research Department, Incheon, Korea, Republic of (South), (3)Pusan University, 3Department of Geological Sciences, Pusan, Korea, Republic of (South), (4)Korea Polar Research Insitute, Incheon, South Korea, (5)Korea Polar Research Insitute, Division of Polar Life Sciences, Incheon, South Korea, (6)Hannam University, Daegeon, Korea, Republic of (South), (7)KOPRI Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, Korea, Republic of (South)