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Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides
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The microbial reduction of metals has attracted recent interest as these transformations can play crucial roles in the cycling of both inorganic and organic species in a range of environments and, if harnessed, may offer the basis for a wide range of innovative biotechnological processes. Under certain conditions, however, microbial metal reduction can also mobilise toxic metals with potentially calamitous effects on human health. This review focuses on recent research on the reduction of a wide range of metals including Fe(III), Mn(IV) and other more toxic metals such as Cr(VI), Hg(II), Co(III), Pd(II), Au(III), Ag(I), Mo(VI) and V(V). The reduction of metalloids including As(V) and Se(VI) and radionuclides including U(VI), Np(V) and Tc(VII) is also reviewed. Rapid advances over the last decade have resulted in a detailed understanding of some of these transformations at a molecular level. Where known, the mechanisms of metal reduction are discussed, alongside the environmental impact of such transformations and possible biotechnological applications that could utilise these activities.
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“Recent studies have shown that several important xenobiotics that contaminate aquifers can also be degraded under anaerobic conditions by Fe(III)-and Mn(IV)-reducing micro-organisms [9,18,19].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 2. Reduction of Fe(III) and Mn(IV)
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The section ‘BTEX oxidation coupled to Fe(III) reduction’ reports anaerobic degradation of toluene by an Fe(III)-reducing microorganism and evidence for benzene oxidation by Fe(III)-reducing enrichments. The Introduction says BTEX oxidation coupled to Mn(IV) reduction had not been investigated and was considered likely, so the claim overstates the evidence for Mn(IV)-reducing microorganisms. (LLM, conf=0.90)
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“Thus, Cr(VI) bioreduction seems to be initiated by a one-electron transfer from the reductase.”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.2. Reduction of Cr(VI)
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [61] Suzuki T. Miyata H. Horitsu K. Kawai K. Takamizawa Y. Tai Y. Okazaki M. (1992) NAD(P)H-dependent chromium (VI) reductase of Pseudomonas ambigua G-1: a Cr(V) intermediate is formed during the reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III). J. Bacteriol. 174, 5340–5345. source
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The Abstract reports that the purified reductase converts Cr(VI) to Cr(III). But the “End product of chromate conversion” section says the assay could not determine whether Cr(V) accumulated, so the paper does not establish that reduction begins with a one-electron transfer. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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“Organisms that are known to reduce Se(VI) enzymatically include W. succinogenes [104], D. desulfuricans [105], Pseudomonas stutzeri [106], E. cloacae [107] and E. coli [108].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 4.2. Reduction of Se(VI) and Se(IV) and other group VIB elements
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The Discussion (page not provided) reports that D. desulfuricans reduces selenate to elemental selenium and attributes the reduction to cellular activity rather than a chemical reaction in the growth medium. It does not establish that the reduction is enzymatic, so that qualifier is not fully supported. Citation [105] is attached only to D. desulfuricans, not to the other organisms listed. (LLM, conf=0.83)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [106] Lortie L. Gould W.D. Rajan W. McCready R.G.L. Cheng K.-J. (1992) Reduction of selenate and selenite to elemental selenium by a Pseudomonas stutzeri isolate. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 58, 4042–4044. source
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“recent studies have focused on the ability of Fe(III)-reducing bacteria to retard the mobility of the metal through reduction to Co(II) [84,85].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.4. Reduction of Co(III)
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- Supportedcites [84] Caccavo Jr F. Lonergan D.J. Lovley D.R. Davis M. Stolz J.F. McInerney M.J. (1994) Geobacter sulfurreducens sp. nov., a hydrogen and acetate-oxidizing dissimilatory metal reducing microorganism. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60, 3752–3759. source
The Results state that strain PCA reduces Co(III)-EDTA and that the resulting Co(II)-EDTA adsorbs more strongly to subsurface materials, potentially limiting cobalt migration. The paper presents reduced mobility as an implication of the reduction, not as a measured transport outcome. (LLM, conf=0.90)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [85] Gorby Y.A.F.C. Bolton H. (1998) Microbial reduction of cobaltIIIEDTA− in the presence and absence of manganese(IV) oxide. Environ. Sci. Technol. 32, 244–250. source
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“For example, unlike P. islandicum, a close relative, P. aerophilum, is unable to reduce Au(III).”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.6. Reduction of Au(III) and Ag(I)
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Passage [1] states that P. islandicum reduced Au(III), whereas the closely related P. aerophilum did not. This directly supports the comparison in the citing sentence under the study's tested conditions. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“In subsequent studies a wide range of dissimilatory reducing Fe(III)-reducing Bacteria and Archaea, including the hyperthermophilic Archaea P. islandicum and P. furiosus, the hyperthermophilic bacterium T. maritima, and the mesophilic bacteria Shewanella alga and G. ferrireducens were shown to reduce Au(III) (as gold chloride) to insoluble Au(0) [88].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.6. Reduction of Au(III) and Ag(I)
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The Abstract (passage 7) reports that diverse dissimilatory Fe(III)-reducing Bacteria and Archaea can reduce Au(III) to insoluble Au(0), using hydrogen as the electron donor. Passages 2, 4, and 6 identify the organisms listed in the citing sentence. The paper specifies that only some Fe(III) reducers have this ability, consistent with the claim that a wide range can do so. (LLM, conf=0.93)
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“In addition, As(V) can be the dominant electron acceptor for carbon oxidation in some environments such as Mono lake, California [95].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 4.1. Reduction of As(V)
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- Partly supportedcites [95] sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Discussion (page not provided) suggests that As(V) could become a more important electron acceptor for carbon mineralization in arsenic-rich soda lakes saltier than Mono Lake. But its calculations for Mono Lake attribute 8.2–14.1% of annual pelagic carbon mineralization to As(V) respiration, versus 23.8–41.2% to sulfate reduction. Mono Lake therefore does not support the claim's example of As(V) being dominant. (LLM, conf=0.90)
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“The ability to reduce Au(III) seems to be species-speci¢c, and closely related organisms with similar activities against a range of metals have di¡ering activities against Au(III) [88].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.6. Reduction of Au(III) and Ag(I)
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- Supportedcites [88] source
The Abstract says only select Fe(III)-reducing microorganisms reduced Au(III), and that some closely related Fe(III) reducers differed in this ability. It gives P. islandicum and its close relative P. aerophilum as an example, while noting that the latter can reduce Fe(III). (LLM, conf=0.93)
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“More recent studies have identi¢ed a homologous cytochrome (PpcA), a trihaem periplasmic cytochrome c 7 of the Fe(III)-reducing bacterium G. sulfurreducens that may also play a role in U(VI) reduction [42].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 5.1. Reduction of U(VI)
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- Supportedcites [42] Lloyd, J.R., Leang, C., Hodges Myerson, A.L., Ciufo, S., Sandler, S.J., Methe, B., Lovley, D.R. Biochemical and genetic characterization of PpcA, periplasmic cytochrome in Geobacter sulfurreducens. Biochem. J. 2003. 153–161 source
The Discussion identifies PpcA as a periplasmic cytochrome of G. sulfurreducens and says it plays a role in electron transfer to U(VI). The U(VI) section reports that acetate-dependent U(VI) reduction was inhibited in the ppcA mutant; Figure 3 identifies three haem-binding motifs. Page numbers were not provided in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.93)
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“Results obtained from studies conducted with wild-type cells and 34 de¢ned mutants defective in the synthesis of regulatory or electron transfer proteins were used to construct a model for Tc(VII) reduction by E. coli (Fig. 6).”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 5.3. Reduction of Tc(VII)
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- Partly supportedcites [89] Lloyd J.R. Cole J.A. Macaskie L.E. (1997) Reduction and removal of heptavalent technetium from solution by Escherichia coli . J. Bacteriol. 179, 2014–2021. sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The paper’s opening summary reports experiments with wild-type E. coli and mutants defective in regulatory and electron-transfer functions, and uses those findings to propose a mechanism for Tc(VII) reduction. The available text does not state that 34 defined mutants were studied or describe the claimed model in Fig. 6, so those specifics cannot be verified from our copy. (LLM, conf=0.78)
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“Anaerobic con-ditions are generally required to induce maximum activity against Cr(VI), but some enzyme systems operate under aerobic conditions, for examples the soluble NAD(P)Hdependent reductases of Pseudomonas ambigua G-1, [61] and Pseudomonas putida [62].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.2. Reduction of Cr(VI)
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [61] Suzuki T. Miyata H. Horitsu K. Kawai K. Takamizawa Y. Tai Y. Okazaki M. (1992) NAD(P)H-dependent chromium (VI) reductase of Pseudomonas ambigua G-1: a Cr(V) intermediate is formed during the reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III). J. Bacteriol. 174, 5340–5345. source
- Partly supportedcites [62] sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Abstract describes a soluble Pseudomonas putida chromate reductase dependent on NADH or NADPH, supporting its identification as an example of that enzyme system. Neither the Abstract nor the chromate reductase assays section establishes that it operates under aerobic conditions; the paper also does not substantiate the broader statement that anaerobic conditions are generally required for maximum activity. (LLM, conf=0.82)
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“Here, Hg(II) is transported into the cell via the MerT transporter protein, and detoxi¢ed by reduction to relatively nontoxic volatile elemental mercury by an intracellular mercuric reductase (MerA).”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.7. Reduction of Hg(II)
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Section 3.3.2 identifies MerT as a central Hg(II) transporter. Section 3.4.1 states that MerA is located in the cytoplasm and reduces Hg(II) to volatile Hg(0); the Introduction describes that elemental form as relatively inert. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“The protein was able to reduce U(VI) in vitro, while a ppcA deletion mutant supplied with acetate as an electron donor had lower activity against U(VI) [42].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 5.1. Reduction of U(VI)
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- Partly supportedcites [42] Lloyd, J.R., Leang, C., Hodges Myerson, A.L., Ciufo, S., Sandler, S.J., Methe, B., Lovley, D.R. Biochemical and genetic characterization of PpcA, periplasmic cytochrome in Geobacter sulfurreducens. Biochem. J. 2003. 153–161 sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Physiological role of PpcA section reports that deleting ppcA inhibited U(VI) reduction in cell suspensions when acetate was the electron donor. But the Role of PpcA in the reduction of U(VI) and humics section treats direct U(VI) reduction by PpcA as a possibility, not an established result; our copy does not report an in-vitro demonstration that the purified protein reduces U(VI). Page numbers were not available in the indexed passages. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“In these examples, Se(VI) reduction does not support growth, and seems to be incidental to the physiology of the organism.”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 4.2. Reduction of Se(VI) and Se(IV) and other group VIB elements
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The Metabolic observations section reports that D. desulfuricans failed to grow in fumarate-free media containing selenate or selenite. It also says the selenium oxyanions did not affect the organism’s metabolism, supporting the hedged characterization of Se(VI) reduction as incidental. Page numbers were not provided in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [106] Lortie L. Gould W.D. Rajan W. McCready R.G.L. Cheng K.-J. (1992) Reduction of selenate and selenite to elemental selenium by a Pseudomonas stutzeri isolate. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 58, 4042–4044. source
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“In vivo studies using a cytochrome c 3 mutant of the close relative D. desulfuricans strain G20 con¢rmed a role for cytochrome c 3 in hydrogen-dependent U(VI) reduction, but suggested additional pathways from organic electron donors to U(VI), that bypassed the cytochrome [122].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 5.1. Reduction of U(VI)
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“It should be stressed that Tc(VII) reduction has not been shown to support growth in any of these studies, and seems to be a fortuitous biochemical side reaction in the organisms studied to date.”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 5.3. Reduction of Tc(VII)
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- Not matchedcites [131] Lloyd J.R. Macaskie L.E. (1996) A novel phosphorImager based technique for monitoring the microbial reduction of technetium. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62, 578–582.
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The available paper passages report Tc(VII) reduction by E. coli and identify the hydrogenase III component of formate hydrogenlyase as responsible. They do not assess whether Tc(VII) reduction supports growth or characterize it as a fortuitous side reaction, including across the other studies mentioned in the claim. Searches for growth coupling and physiological role found no passage addressing those points. (LLM, conf=0.70)
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“In this study, a novel phosphorimager technique was used to con¢rm reduction of the radionuclide by S. putrefaciens and G. metallireducens, with similar activities subsequently detected in laboratory cultures of R. sphaeroides, Paracoccus denitri¢cans, some pseudomonads [48], E. coli [89] and a range of sulfate-reducing bacteria [64,132,133].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 5.3. Reduction of Tc(VII)
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- Supportedcites [89] Lloyd J.R. Cole J.A. Macaskie L.E. (1997) Reduction and removal of heptavalent technetium from solution by Escherichia coli . J. Bacteriol. 179, 2014–2021. source
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [132] Lloyd J.R. Ridley J. Khizniak T. Lyalikova N.N. Macaskie L.E. (1999) Reduction of technetium by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans: biocatalyst characterisation and use in a flow-through bioreactor. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65, 2691–2696. source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [133] Lloyd J.R. Nolting H.-F. Solé V.A. Bosecker K. Macaskie L.E. (1998) Technetium reduction and precipitation by sulphate-reducing bacteria. Geomicrobiol. J. 15, 43–56. source
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“Evidence was presented to suggest that the mech-anism of U(VI) reduction was distinct from those of Fe(III) and Mn(IV) reduction, but may share components of the nitrite-reducing pathway [123].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 5.1. Reduction of U(VI)
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The Results and discussion (p. 5) conclude that the components of the U(VI) respiratory system are not identical to those of the Fe(III) or Mn(IV) systems. The same section (p. 4) reports that a mutant unable to reduce U(VI) was also unable to reduce nitrite, indicating that the two systems share at least one component. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“Initial studies demonstrated that anaerobic, but not aerobic, cultures of E. coli reduced Tc(VII) with the reduced radionuclide precipitated within the cell [89].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 5.3. Reduction of Tc(VII)
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- Supportedcites [89] Lloyd J.R. Cole J.A. Macaskie L.E. (1997) Reduction and removal of heptavalent technetium from solution by Escherichia coli . J. Bacteriol. 179, 2014–2021. source
The opening passage [1] states that anaerobic, but not aerobic, E. coli cultures reduced Tc(VII) to an insoluble precipitate. It also reports that electron microscopy located the Tc deposit inside the cells. (LLM, conf=0.95)
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“Se(VI) reduction is also inhibited by chromate and tungstate, but not by molybdate, an inhibitor of sulfate reducers [101,102].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 4.2. Reduction of Se(VI) and Se(IV) and other group VIB elements
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- Not matchedcites [101] Steinberg N.A. Oremland R.S. (1990) Dissimilatory selenate reduction potentials in a diversity of sediment types. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 56, 3550–3557.
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [102] Oremland R.S. Hollibaugh J.T. Maest A.S. Presser T.S. Miller L.G. Culbertson C.W. (1989) Selenate reduction to elemental selenium by anaerobic bacteria in sediments and culture: Biogeochemical significance of a novel, sulfate-independent respiration. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 55, 2333–2343. source
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“Also, Se(VI) is not reduced chemically under physiological conditions of pH and temperature, and Se(VI) reduction is inhibited by autoclaving of sediments.”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 4.2. Reduction of Se(VI) and Se(IV) and other group VIB elements
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- Not matchedcites [101] Steinberg N.A. Oremland R.S. (1990) Dissimilatory selenate reduction potentials in a diversity of sediment types. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 56, 3550–3557.
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“For example, the ability to reduce Se(VI) is widespread in sediments, with biological reduction unequivocally demonstrated in 10 out of 11 sediment types [101].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 4.2. Reduction of Se(VI) and Se(IV) and other group VIB elements
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- Not matchedcites [101] Steinberg N.A. Oremland R.S. (1990) Dissimilatory selenate reduction potentials in a diversity of sediment types. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 56, 3550–3557.
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“In no cases, however, has the reduction of Hg(II) been shown to support microbial growth.”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.7. Reduction of Hg(II)
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“To date there have been no reports of microbial growth coupled to the reduction of Te(IV) by non-genetically engineered micro-organisms.”
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“Speci¢city for Se(VI) is high, with a K m of 16 WM.”
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“Growth using Te(IV) as an electron acceptor was also reported in an engineered strain overexpressing nitrate reductase, but was not thought to be physiologically relevant in wild-type cells of E. coli [108].”
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“An additional Te(IV) reductase was detected in the soluble fraction of anaerobically grown cells.”
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“Additional (if indirect) evidence linking the activity of this periplasmic protein with U(VI) reduction in vitro included the precipitation of the reduced product U(IV) in the periplasm (see Fig. 4), and the lack of impact of protease treatment of whole cells on the ability to reduce U(VI) [48].”
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“This hypothesis is based on the observed di¡erential cytochrome content and cytochrome activity when grown on alternative electron acceptors; at least three di¡erent b-type and two di¡erent c-type cytochromes have been detected [110].”
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“Finally, Te(IV) (and Se(VI)/Se(IV)) reduction and precipitation by sulfate-reducing bacteria have also been reported, in the order Te(IV) s S(VI) s Se(IV), which is in contrast to that predicted by the redox potentials alone [64].”
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“This is illustrated when considering highly soluble Np(V) (NpO þ 2 ), which was reduced to soluble Np(IV) by S. putrefaciens, with the Np(IV) removed as an insoluble phosphate biomineral by a phosphate-liberating Citrobacter sp.”
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“The biochemical basis of these transformations remains uncharacterised.”
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“Micro-organisms have also evolved metal resistance processes that often incorporate changes in the oxidation state of toxic metals.”
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“and even the generation of electricity from sediments [11]”
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“Many of these organisms are also able to grow through the reduction of Mn(VI) to Mn(II).”
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“Recent studies, however, have shown that micro-organisms can also reduce Cr(VI) e⁄ciently at circumneutral pH, and could be used to treat Cr(VI)-contaminated water.”
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“Finally, Fe(III)and Mn(IV)-reducing micro-organisms can also impact on the fate of other high-valency contaminant metals through direct enzymatic reduction, and also via indirect reduction catalysed by biogenic Fe(II).”
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“Despite an early study that showed V(V) reduction by Micrococcus lactilyticus, Desulfovibrio desulfuricans and Clostridium pasteurianum [57]”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.1. Reduction of V(V)
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“V(V) was reduced to blue-coloured V(IV), and possibly further reduced to V(III); the latter indicated by the formation of a black precipitate and by its reaction with the reagent tairon [59].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.1. Reduction of V(V)
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- Not matchedcites [59] Yurkova N.A. Lyalikova N.N. (1991) New vanadate-reducing facultative chemolithotrophic bacteria. Microbiology 59, 672–677.
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“Early work suggested that Pseudomonas guillermondii and a Micrococcus species could reduce Mo(VI) to molybdenum blue [58].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.3. Reduction of Mo(VI)
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“Indeed, Cr(III) is considered 1000 times less mutagenic than Cr(VI) [60].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.2. Reduction of Cr(VI)
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“Although microbial Mo(VI) reduction could play a role in the Mo cycle, for example leading to the concentration of insoluble Mo in anaerobic marine sediments and reduction spots in rocks [17]”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.3. Reduction of Mo(VI)
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“Two oxidation states dominate: Cr(VI) is the most toxic and mobile form commonly encountered, with Cr(III) less soluble and less toxic.”
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“These results suggest that Geobacter species sense when soluble electron acceptors are depleted and synthesise the appropriate appendages that allow movement to Fe(III) and Mn(IV) minerals and subsequent attachment.”
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“It has been suggested that the microbial reduction of V(V) could be responsible for the precipitation of the element in anaerobic environments and could also be used to remediate vanadium-contaminated ore-processing waste streams [17].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.1. Reduction of V(V)
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“Environmental factors that a¡ect Cr(VI) reduction were reviewed recently and include competing electron accep- tors, pH, temperature, redox potential and the presence of other metals [60].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.2. Reduction of Cr(VI)
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“For example, humics and other extracellular quinones are utilised as electron acceptors by Fe(III)reducing bacteria [51], and the reduced hydroquinone moieties are able to abiotically transfer electrons to Fe(III) minerals.”
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“It has been suggested that the microbial reduction of V(V) could be responsible for the precipitation of the element in anaerobic environments and could also be used to remediate vanadium-contaminated ore-processing waste streams [17].”
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“More recently, similar activities have been identi¢ed in cultures of a molybdenum-resistant Enterobacter species [78].”
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“Reduction of Mo(VI) was accompanied by a change in colour, as Mo(V) formed and complexed with phosphate in the medium to form methylene blue [78].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.3. Reduction of Mo(VI)
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“A novel Fe 2þ -dependent mechanism for mercury reduction has been characterised in the membrane fraction of T. ferrooxidans, which may involve cytochrome c oxidase [93]”
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“It is a very close relative of S. barnesii which can also reduce As(V), and has a broad activity against metals including Fe(III) and Se(VI) (see Sections 2.1 and 4.2).”
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“Sulfurospirillum arsenophilum (previously strain MIT-13) is a Gram-negative vibroid microaerobic sulfur-reducing bacterium isolated from arsenic-contaminated watershed sediments in eastern Massachusetts.”
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“Early studies suggested that c-type cytochromes of the Fe(III)-reducing bacterium G. metallireducens were able to transfer electrons to soluble Au(III) [28].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.6. Reduction of Au(III) and Ag(I)
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“This organism contains a periplasmic arsenate reductase consisting of two subunits (masses 87 and 29 kDa) which contain Mo, Fe, S and Zn cofactors [98].”
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“Finally, on this note, it is worth mentioning that a new organism has recently been isolated that is able to use As(III) as an electron donor for aerobic growth [100] closing the biological As cycle.”
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“Initial experiments aimed at reducing and recovering Pd were based on the use of D. desulfuricans because it is active against a wide range of metals including Fe(III), Mn(IV), U(VI), Cr(VI), Tc(VII) via hydrogenase or cytochrome c 3 [86].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.5. Reduction of Pd(II)
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- Not matchedcites [86] Lloyd J.R. Yong P. Macaskie L.E. (1998) Enzymatic recovery of elemental palladium by using sulfate-reducing bacteria. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64, 4607–4609.
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“Inhibition by chloride ions was reported and may necessitate optimisation of leaching from catalysts to minimise the formation of PdCl 23 4 prior to bioreduction and recovery.”
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“A Gram-positive sulfate-reducing bacterium De-sul¢tomaculum auripigmentum has also been described that reduces As(V) followed by sulfate, resulting in the formation of orpiment (As 2 S 3 ) [99].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 4.1. Reduction of As(V)
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [99] Newman D.K. Kennedy E.K. Coates J.D. Ahmann D. Ellis D.J. Lovley D.R. Morel F.M.M. (1998) Dissimilatory arsenate and sulfate reduction in Desulfotomaculum auripigmentum sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 165, 380–388. source
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“The Co(II) formed does not associate strongly with EDTA (it is over 25 orders of magnitude less thermodynamically stable than Co(III)EDTA), and absorbs to soils, o¡ering potential for in situ immobilisation of the metal in contaminated soils.”
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“In addition, As(V) reduction was inhibited by air but enhanced by an atmosphere of hydrogen suggesting the involvement of anaerobic metal-reducing bacteria.”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 4.1. Reduction of As(V)
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [96] Oremland, R.S. and Stolz, J. (2000) in: Environmental Microbe-Metal Interactions (Lovley, D.R., Ed.), pp. 199–224. ASM Press, Washington, DC. source
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“Transmission electron microscope studies in combination with energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDS) con¢rmed precipitation in the periplasm, with X-ray di¡raction studies con¢rming reduction to Pd(0) (see Fig. 3).”
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- Not matchedcites [86] Lloyd J.R. Yong P. Macaskie L.E. (1998) Enzymatic recovery of elemental palladium by using sulfate-reducing bacteria. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64, 4607–4609.
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“Chrysiogenes arsenatis is a strict anaerobe that was isolated from wastewater from a gold mine [97].”
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“A recent review has mentioned the preliminary puri¢cation and characterisation of an arsenate reductase from this organism, which constituted a trimeric complex of mass 120 kDa, consisting of subunits of 65 kDa, 31 kDa and 22 kDa [96].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 4.1. Reduction of As(V)
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“Other mechanisms of resistance may be important, however, involving cysteine-metabolising enzymes and methyl transferases [114].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 4.2. Reduction of Se(VI) and Se(IV) and other group VIB elements
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“210 Po has attracted recent attention, accounting for all K-emitting activity in some samples of groundwater from the Central Florida Phosphate District [115], and has also been identi¢ed as a troublesome isotope contaminating and fouling drilling equipment during oil exploration in areas rich in uranium ores [116].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 4.2. Reduction of Se(VI) and Se(IV) and other group VIB elements
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- Not matchedcites [115] Burnett, W.C., Cowart, J.B. and Chin, P.A. (1987) in: Radon Radium and Other Radioactivity in Groundwater; Hydrogeologic Impact and Application to Indoor Airborne Contamination (Graves, B., Ed.), pp. 251–269. Lewis Publ.
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“Finally, plasmids are known to encode several distinct resistance determinants for Te(IV), and again Te(IV) reduction is implicated as the resistance mechanism as elemental Te is laid down in Te-resistant bacteria [114].”
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“Little is known about the geochemistry of Po, but there is evidence that factors a¡ecting the sulfur cycle may a¡ect Po availability.”
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“Other organisms including a Clostridium sp.[120] and the sulfate-reducing bacteria D. desulfuricans [121] and Desulfovibrio vulgaris [65] also reduce uranium, but are unable to conserve energy for growth via this transformation.”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 5.1. Reduction of U(VI)
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [120] Francis A.J. (1994) Microbial transformations of radioactive wastes and environmental restoration through bioremediation. J. Alloys Compounds 213/214, 226–231. source
- Not matchedcites [121] Lovley D. Phillips E.J. (1992) Reduction of uranium by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans . Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 58, 850–856.
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- Not matchedcites [65] Lovley D.R. Phillips E.J.P. (1994) Reduction of chromate by Desulfovibrio vulgaris and its c 3 cytochrome. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60, 726–728.
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“the authors of this paper suggest that a suite of speci¢c terminal reductases are required for growth on the di¡erent electron acceptors.”
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“Earlier studies had suggested that the enzyme that catalysed further reduction of Se(IV) (selenite) to elemental selenium in the organism was a component of the nitrate-respiratory system, possibly a periplasmic nitrite reductase [112].”
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“210 Po is the terminal member of the 238 U decay series, produced by the decay of 210 Pb via 210 Bi.”
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“A periplasmic complex of approximately 180 kDa (with subunits of masses 96, 40 and 23 kDa) has been characterised, and shown to contain Mo, Fe and acid-labile sulfur.”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 4.2. Reduction of Se(VI) and Se(IV) and other group VIB elements
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“The ¢rst demonstration of dissimilatory U(VI) reduction was by Lovley and coworkers [3] who reported that the Fe(III)-reducing bacteria G. metallireducens (previously designated strain GS-15) and S. oneidensis (formerly A. putrefaciens and then S. putrefaciens) can conserve energy for anaerobic growth via the reduction of U(VI).”
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“Rhodobacter sphaeroides has also been reported to reduce Te(IV) (as well as oxyanions of Se), with a requirement for a functional photosynthetic electron transfer chain under photosynthetic conditions, or cytochromes bc 1 and c 2 when grown aerobically [113].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 4.2. Reduction of Se(VI) and Se(IV) and other group VIB elements
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [113] Moore M.D. Kaplan S. (1992) Identification of intrinsic high-level resistance to rare-earth oxides and oxyanions in members of the class Proteobacteria: characterization or tellurite, selenite, and rhodium sesquioxide reduction in Rhodobacter sphaeroides . J. Bacteriol. 174, 1505–1514. source
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“Tellurite (TeO 23 3 ) reduction has also been studied in several organisms, mainly in the context of resistance to this toxic oxyanion.”
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“Indeed, Cherrier et al. [117] demonstrated the microbial uptake of Po into the cellular pool, indicating the potential for assimilative Po reduction and a biochemical role analogous to that of S.”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 4.2. Reduction of Se(VI) and Se(IV) and other group VIB elements
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [117] Cherrier J. Burnett W.C. LaRock P.A. (1995) Uptake of polonium and sulfur by bacteria. Geomicrobiol. J. 13, 103–115. source
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“Biochemical studies are not so advanced in S. barnesii, although the enzyme activity contrasts with that characterised in T. selanatis as it is localised in the membrane fraction, and may have a wider substrate speci¢city [110].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 4.2. Reduction of Se(VI) and Se(IV) and other group VIB elements
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“Subsequent studies on the development of a bioprocess to treat Tc(VII)-contaminated water have focused on the use of immobilised cells of sulfate-reducing bacteria such as D. desulfuricans which are robust and capable of treating low concentrations of Tc(VII) against a high background of contaminating nitrate ions, which is often noted in nuclear waste [132,137].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 5.3. Reduction of Tc(VII)
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [132] Lloyd J.R. Ridley J. Khizniak T. Lyalikova N.N. Macaskie L.E. (1999) Reduction of technetium by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans: biocatalyst characterisation and use in a flow-through bioreactor. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65, 2691–2696. source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [137] Lloyd J.R. Thomas G.H. Finlay J.A. Cole J.A. Macaskie L.E. (1999) Microbial reduction of technetium by Escherichia coli and Desulfovibrio desulfuricans: enhancement via the use of high activity strains and effect of process parameters. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 66, 123–130. source
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“U(VI) would seem to be reduced in the periplasm, while the reduction of insoluble Fe(III) oxides was inhibited dramatically by protease treatment, presumably due to removal of surface-bound cytochromes required for reduction of the extracellular electron acceptor.”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 5.1. Reduction of U(VI)
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“This is signi¢cant because the tetravalent actinides are amenable to bioremediation due to their high ligand-complexing abilities [116], and are also immobilised in sediments containing active biomass [125].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 5.2. Reduction of Np(V) and Pu(IV)
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- Not matchedcites [125] Peretrukhin V.F. Khizhniak N.N. Lyalikova N.N. German K.E. (1996) Biosorption of technetium-99 and some actinides by bottom sediments of Lake Belsso Kosino of the Moscow region. Radiochemistry 38, 440–443.
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“Although this may lead to solubilisation of sediment-bound Pu(IV), it will yield a trivalent actinide that is also amenable to bioremediation using a range of microbially produced ligands [116].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 5.2. Reduction of Np(V) and Pu(IV)
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [116] Lloyd, J.R. and Macaskie, L.E. (2000) in: Environmental Microbe-Metal Interactions (Lovley, D.R., Ed.), pp. 277–327. ASM Press, Washington, DC. source
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“Th(IV) and Am(III) are stable across most E h values encountered in radionuclide-contaminated waters (Fig. 5) but the potentials for Pu(V)/Pu(IV) and Np(V)/Np(IV), in common with that of U(VI)/U(IV), are more electropositive than the standard redox potential of ferrihydrite/Fe 2þ (approximately 0 V [12]).”
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“Several reduced forms of the radionuclide are insoluble, however, and metal-reducing microorganisms can reduce Tc(VII) and precipitate the radionuclide as a low-valency oxide.”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 6. Future directions
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“Although microbial metabolism was known to decrease the solubility of Tc from earlier studies [129,130], Lloyd and Macaskie were the ¢rst to unequivocally demonstrate direct enzymatic reduction of Tc(VII) by micro-organisms [131].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 5.3. Reduction of Tc(VII)
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [129] Henrot J. (1989) Bioaccumulation and chemical modification of Tc by soil bacteria. Health Phys. 57, 239–245. source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [130] Pignolet L. Fonsny K. Capot F. Moureau Z. (1989) Role of various microorganisms on Tc behaviour in sediments. Health Phys. 57, 791–800. source
- Not matchedcites [131] Lloyd J.R. Macaskie L.E. (1996) A novel phosphorImager based technique for monitoring the microbial reduction of technetium. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62, 578–582.
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“Although 238 U remains the priority pollutant in most medium-and low-level radioactive wastes, other actinides including 230 Th, 237 Np, 241 Pu and 241 Am can also be present [116,124].”
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“Tc(VII) reduction and precipitation by biogenic Fe(II) is particularly e⁄cient, and may o¡er a potentially useful mechanism for the remediation of Tc-contaminated sediments containing active concentrations of Fe(III)-reducing bacteria [119].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 5.3. Reduction of Tc(VII)
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“Like Np(V), Tc(VII) has weak ligand-complexing capabilities and is di⁄cult to remove from solution using conventional 'chemical' approaches.”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 6. Future directions
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“The ¢ssion product technetium is another long-lived radionuclide that is present in nuclear waste and has attracted considerable recent interest.”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 5.3. Reduction of Tc(VII)
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“Thus, Fe(III)reducing bacteria have the metabolic potential to reduce these radionuclides enzymatically, or via Fe(II) produced from the reduction of Fe(III) oxides.”
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“Other workers have used this technique to show that T. ferrooxidans and Thiobacillus thiooxidans [134] and the hyperthermophile P. islandicum [135] are also able to reduce Tc(VII).”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 5.3. Reduction of Tc(VII)
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- Not matchedcites [134] Lyalikova N.N. Khizhnyak T.V. (1996) Reduction of heptavalent technetium by acidophilic bacteria of the genus Thiobacillus . Microbiology 65, 468–473.
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“Thus, although it is possible for Fe(III)reducing bacteria to reduce and precipitate actinides in one step, e.g. the reduction of soluble U(VI) to insoluble U(IV) (see above), some transformations do not result in direct formation of an insoluble mineral phase but in the formation of a cation more amenable to bioprecipitation.”
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“Also, some studies have suggested that the reduction of Pu(IV) to Pu(III) can be achieved by Fe(III)-reducing bacteria, although the Pu(III) was reported to reoxidise spontaneously [127].”
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The molecular basis of respiratory metal reduction processes has not been studied in fine detail.
“The molecular basis of respiratory metal reduction processes has not, however, been studied in such ¢ne detail”
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The environmental distribution of Fe(III)-reducing prokaryotes remains poorly understood.
“The environmental distribution of Fe(III)-reducing prokaryotes remains poorly understood”
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Mechanisms of metal and radionuclide reduction characterised in pure cultures or laboratory studies are representative of those operating in contaminated environments.
“bioreduction o¡ers much promise for controlling the solubility and mobility of target radionuclides in contaminated sediments”
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“Several reduced forms of the radionuclide are insoluble, however, and metal-reducing microorganisms can reduce Tc(VII) and precipitate the radionuclide as a low-valency oxide.”
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§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 4.2. Reduction of Se(VI) and Se(IV) and other group VIB elements
“a Mo-containing membrane-bound Se(VI) reductase in Thauera selanatis”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 4.2. Reduction of Se(VI) and Se(IV) and other group VIB elements
“Biochemical studies are not so advanced in S. barnesii, although the enzyme activity contrasts with that characterised in T. selanatis as it is localised in the membrane fraction”
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§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 3.2. Reduction of Cr(VI)
“Cr(VI) by E. coli 33456 in co-culture [72].”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > References
“72. Shen, H. and Wang, Y.-T. (1995) Simultaneous chromium reduction and phenol degradation in a coculture of Escherichia coli ATCC 3346 and Pseudomonas putida DMP-1.”
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§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 2. Reduction of Fe(III) and Mn(IV)
“Many of these organisms are also able to grow through the reduction of Mn(VI) to Mn(II).”
§ Microbial reduction of metals and radionuclides > 2. Reduction of Fe(III) and Mn(IV)
“Recent studies have shown that several important xenobiotics that contaminate aquifers can also be degraded under anaerobic conditions by Fe(III)-and Mn(IV)-reducing micro-organisms [9,18,19].”
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Dissimilatory Fe(III) and Mn(IV) reduction
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lloyd, J. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Lloyd, Jonathan R.
- ORCID
- Lloyd, Jonathan R.
- Venue
- FEMS Microbiology Reviews
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2003-06
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 2-3
- Pages
- 411-425
- ISSN
- 0168-6445 (ISSN-L)
- 1574-6976
- OpenAlex
- W2057970211
- Semantic Scholar
- 54d635ec2dd26bc1ba186b2f4d025de8fe8c7937
- Cited by
- 654
- References
- 138
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 40 · 2020: 39 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 20 · 2016: 24 · 2015: 33 · 2014: 45 · 2013: 30 · 2012: 26
- FWCI
- 3.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- FEMS Microbiology Reviews (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy (DE‐FG02‐)
- Natural Environment Research Council
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Chromium effects and bioremediation
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Inorganic Chemistry › Radioactive element chemistry and processing
- Keywords
- radionuclide reduction, iron reduction, manganese reduction, chromium reduction, mercury reduction, cobalt reduction, palladium reduction, gold reduction, silver reduction, molybdenum reduction, vanadium reduction, arsenate reduction, selenate reduction, uranium reduction, technetium reduction, metalloids, metal mobilization, reduction mechanism, bioremediation, biotechnology applications
- MeSH terms
- Archaea, Bacteria, Ferric Compounds, Manganese, Metals, Models, Biological, Oxidation-Reduction, Oxidoreductases, Radioisotopes, Metals, Heavy
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