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Characterizing the Catalytic Potential of Deinococcus, Arthrobacter and other Robust Bacteria in Contaminated Subsurface Environments of the Hanford Site

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1074135· OSTI ID:1074135
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  1. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD (United States); Uniformed Services University of Health Services
  2. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  3. Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
Progress is briefly summarized in these areas: ionizing radiation resistance in bacteria; a hypothesis regarding ionizing radiation resistance emerging for bacterial cells; transcriptome analysis of irradiated D. radiodurans and Shewanella oneidensis; the role of metal reduction in Mn-dependnet Deinococcal species; and engineered Deinococcus strains as models for bioremediation. Key findings are also reported regarding protein oxidation as a possible key to bacterial desiccation resistance, and the whole-genome sequence of the thermophile Deinococcus geothermalis.
Research Organization:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-04ER63918
OSTI ID:
1074135
Report Number(s):
AN--241.3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English