title: Shedding light on selenium biomineralization: proteins associated with bionanominerals.
abstract: Selenium-reducing microorganisms produce elemental selenium nanoparticles with particular physicochemical properties due to an associated organic fraction. This study identified high-affinity proteins associated with such bionanominerals and with nonbiogenic elemental selenium. Proteins with an anticipated functional role in selenium reduction, such as a metalloid reductase, were found to be associated with nanoparticles formed by one selenium respirer, Sulfurospirillum barnesii.
authors: Institute for Ecopreneurship, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), School of Life Sciences, Gründenstrasse 40, 4132 Muttenz, Switzerland. Markus.Lenz@fhnw.ch
authors: Markus
authors: M
authors: Lenz
authors: Boris
authors: B
authors: Kolvenbach
authors: Benjamin
authors: B
authors: Gygax
authors: Suzette
authors: S
authors: Moes
authors: Philippe F X
authors: PF
authors: Corvini
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