Response to comments on "A bacterium that can grow using arsenic instead of phosphorus"

Felisa Wolfe-Simon; Jodi Switzer Blum; Thomas R. Kulp; Gwyneth W. Gordon; Shelley E. Hoeft; Jennifer Pett-Ridge; John F. Stolz; Samuel M. Webb; Peter K. Weber; Paul C W Davies; Ariel D. Anbar; Ronald S. Oremland

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Response to comments on "A bacterium that can grow using arsenic instead of phosphorus"

Felisa Wolfe-Simon, Jodi Switzer Blum, Thomas R. Kulp, Gwyneth W. Gordon, Shelley E. Hoeft, Jennifer Pett-Ridge, John F. Stolz, Samuel M. Webb, Peter K. Weber, Paul C W Davies, Ariel D. Anbar, Ronald S. Oremland

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Concerns have been raised about our recent study suggesting that arsenic (As) substitutes for phosphorus in major biomolecules of a bacterium that tolerates extreme As concentrations. We welcome the opportunity to better explain our methods and results and to consider alternative interpretations. We maintain that our interpretation of As substitution, based on multiple congruent lines of evidence, is viable.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1149j
Journal	Science
Volume	332
Issue number	6034
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1202098
State	Published - Jun 3 2011

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