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Title: Towards a More Complete Picture: Dissimilatory Metal Reduction by Anaeromyxobacter Species

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/893585· OSTI ID:893585

Towards a More Complete Picture: Dissimilatory Metal Reduction by Anaeromyxobacter Species The overarching goal of this 3-year project is to explore uranium reduction in Anaeromyxobacter species. Specifically, we explore the physiological requirements of available Anaeromyxobacter isolates, design molecular biology tools to detect and quantify Anaeromyxobacter in pure cultures, consortia, and environmental samples, assess their diversity, distribution, and abundance in the environment, including DOE sites, and attempt the isolation of additional Anaeromyxobacter species from the Oak Ridge Field Research Center (FRC). The performers on this project include Frank Loeffler (PI), Robert Sanford (Co-PI), Qingzhong Wu (postdoc), Sara Henry (graduate student with fellowship, no charges to NABIR project), Ivy Thomson (graduate student, no charges to NABIR project), and Ryan Wagner (''Special Topics'' bioinformatics undergraduate student, no charges to NABIR project). Exploratory MALDI-TOF MS experiments for the specific detection of Anaeromyxobacter species were performed by Kerry Preston (graduate student, no charges to NABIR project).

Research Organization:
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI ID:
893585
Report Number(s):
NABIR-1022485-2005; R&D Project: NABIR 1022485; TRN: US200625%%420
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English