Respiration-linked Metal Reduction in Bacteria

该项目是一个合作项目的一部分， 新发现的与呼吸有关的金属还原， 淡水细菌 在这种不寻常的能量代谢模式下 铁和锰在厌氧条件下被还原。 的 配套项目DCB 89-17215对该航站楼进行了调查 负责金属还原的还原酶。 这个项目 支持一名研究生，他将尝试分离和 表征能够进行这种独特类型的 呼吸 这项工作将推进我们的知识循环的金属， 水生沉积物，并提供了一个有趣的生物研究 多样性

This project is part of a cooperative program to investigate the newly discovered respiration-linked metal reduction by a freshwater bacterium. In this unusual mode of energy metabolism iron and manganese are reduced under anaerobic conditions. The companion project, DCB 89-17215, investigates the terminal reductases responsible for metal reduction. This project supports one graduate student who will attempt to isolate and characterize additional bacteria capable of this unique type of respiration. This work will advance our knowledge of cycling of metals in aquatic sediments and provide an interesting study of biological diversity.