Spectroscopic and microscopic characterization of uranium biomineralization in Myxococcus xanthus

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 441-449

  Jroundi, Fadwa ^a   Merroun, Mohamed Larbi ^b   Arias, Joeś Maria ^a   Rossberg, André ^c   Selenska Pobell, Sonja ^b   González Muñoz, María Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

M autunite; Myxococcus xanthus; Phosphatase activity; TEM EDX; U(VI); X ray absorption spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOMINERALIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URANIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 34547971618     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450701437651     Document Type: Article

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