title: Bacterial formation of extracellular U(VI) nanowires.
abstract: Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 rapidly accumulates long, extracellular, U(VI) nanowires composed of polycrystalline chains of discrete meta-schoepite (UO(3)·2H(2)O) nanocrystallites. The production of uranium(VI) nanowires could provide a novel strategy for remediation of uranium contamination in sediments and aquifers, as well as the recovery of uranium in manufacturing processes.
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Shenghua
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Min-Gyu
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Soo-Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyun Suk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Su Woong
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Do Young
authors.initials: do Y
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sadowsky
authors.forename: Hor-Gil
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Hur
mesh_terms: D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000378:metabolism*; D053770:Nanowires; D020592:Shewanella / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014501:Uranium / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014501:Uranium