Microbial reduction and precipitation of vanadium by Shewanella oneidensis.
Shewanella oneidensis couples anaerobic oxidation of lactate, formate, and pyruvate to the reduction of vanadium pentoxide (V(V)). The bacterium reduces V(V) (vanadate ion) to V(IV) (vanadyl ion) in an anaerobic atmosphere. The resulting vanadyl ion precipitates as a V(IV)-containing solid.
Carpentier
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Laboratory for Protein Biochemistry and Protein Engineering, Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Sandra
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K
De Smet
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I
Brigé
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A
De Smet
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L
Van Beeumen
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J
D000693:Anaerobiosis; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D003470:Culture Media; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D020592:Shewanella / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D014639:Vanadium / Q000378:metabolism*
D003470:Culture Media; D014639:Vanadium