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20863883

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-12-7
pubmed:abstractText
Vegetative cells of Clostridium acetobutylicum are known to reduce hexavalent uranium (U(VI)). We investigated the ability of spores of this organism to drive the same reaction. We found that spores were able to remove U(VI) from solution when H(2) was provided as an electron donor and to form a U(IV) precipitate. We tested several environmental conditions and found that spent vegetative cell growth medium was required for the process. Electron microscopy showed the product of reduction to accumulate outside the exosporium. Our results point towards a novel U(VI) reduction mechanism, driven by spores, that is distinct from the thoroughly studied reactions in metal-reducing Proteobacteria.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1769-7123
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 Institut Pasteur. Published by Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
161
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
765-71
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
U(VI) reduction by spores of Clostridium acetobutylicum.
pubmed:affiliation
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, CH 1015, Switzerland. elena.dallavecchia@epfl.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't