Bacterial recognition of mineral surfaces: Nanoscale interactions between Shewanella and α-FeOOH

Science

Volumn 292, Issue 5520, 2001, Pages 1360-1363

  Lower, Steven K ^a,c   Hochella Jr , Michael F ^a   Beveridge, Terry J ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CHARGE TRANSFER; EARTH (PLANET); ENZYMES; FORCE MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

GOETHITE SURFACE;

BACTERIA;

FERRIC HYDROXIDE; MINERAL;

BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERAL;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; REDUCTION; SHEWANELLA; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FMN REDUCTASE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NADH, NADPH OXIDOREDUCTASES; SHEWANELLA; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SHEWANELLA; SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS;

EID: 0035907067     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1059567     Document Type: Article

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