Abstract
Microorganisms in diverse terrestrial surface and subsurface environments can anaerobically catalyze the oxidative dissolution of uraninite. While a limited quantity (~5 to 12 μmol liter-1) of uranium is oxidatively dissolved in pure culture studies, the metabolism is coupled to electron transport, providing the potential of uraninite to support indigenous microbial populations and to solubilize uranium.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4693-4696 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Applied and environmental microbiology |
Volume | 77 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2011 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Food Science
- Ecology
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology