Heavy metal pollution is a global issue due to health risks associated with metal
contamination. Although many metals are essential for life, they can be harmful to man …

Geobacter species specialize in making electrical contacts with extracellular electron
acceptors and other organisms. This permits Geobacter species to fill important niches in a …

Biochar has the potential to influence methanogenesis which is a key component of global
carbon cycling. However, the mechanisms governing biochar's influence on …

ABSTRACT Dissimilatory Fe (III) and Mn (IV) reduction has an important influence on the
geochemistry of modern environments, and Fe (III)-reducing microorganisms, most notably …

The contamination of ground waters, abstracted for drinking and irrigation, by sediment-
derived arsenic threatens the health of tens of millions of people worldwide, most notably in …

Life evolved and flourished in the absence of molecular oxygen (02). As the 02 content of
the atmosphere rose to the present level of 21% beginning about two billion years ago …

The potential for removing uranium from contaminated groundwater by stimulating the in situ
activity of dissimilatory metal-reducing microorganisms was evaluated in a uranium …

Groundwater ecosystems offer vast and complex habitats for diverse microbial communities.
Here we review the current status of groundwater microbial biodiversity research with a …

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 …

The complete genome sequence of Geobacter sulfurreducens, a δ-proteobacterium, reveals
unsuspected capabilities, including evidence of aerobic metabolism, one-carbon and …