Do cable bacteria reduce nitrogen removal in seasonally anoxic estuaries?

“电缆细菌”的发现从根本上改变了我们看待沉积物地球化学的方式，它可以通过沿着它们的细丝传输电子来耦合彼此相距几厘米的氧化还原半反应。本计画将探讨在季节性缺氧的河口中，“电缆细菌”与强化氮循环之间的互动。该项目将有助于提高对氮如何在季节性缺氧河口中保留的理解，这对解决富营养化问题至关重要。此外，对“电缆细菌”介导的生态学和生物地球化学过程的基本新认识，可能会导致未来在废水处理中的应用。

The discovery of 'cable bacteria', which can couple redox half reactions centimetres distant from one another by transporting electrons along their filaments, has fundamentally changed the way we view sediment biogeochemistry. This project will investigate the interaction between 'cable bacteria' and enhanced nitrogen recycling in seasonally anoxic estuaries. This project will help improve understanding of how nitrogen is retained in seasonally anoxic estuaries which is essential to combatting the problem of eutrophication. In addition the fundamental new understanding of the ecology and biogeochemical processes mediated by 'cable bacteria', may lead to future applications in waste water treatment.