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  1. Geobacter - Wikipedia

    • Geobacter is a genus of bacteria. Geobacter species are anaerobic respiration bacterial species which have capabilities that make them useful in bioremediation. Geobacter was found to be the first organism with the ability to oxidize organic compounds and metals, including iron, radioactive metals, and petroleum compounds into environmentally beni… See more

    History

    Geobacter metallireducens was first isolated by Derek R Lovley in 1987 in sand sediment from the
    Geobacter … See more

    Metabolic mechanisms

    For quite some time, it was thought that Geobacter species lacked c-cytochromes that can be utilized to reduce metal ions, hence it was assumed that they required direct physical contact in order to use metal ions as … See more

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    DomainBacteria
    ClassDesulfuromonadia
    Applications

    Geobacter's ability to consume oil-based pollutants and radioactive material with carbon dioxide as waste byproduct has been used in environmental clean-up for underground petroleum spills and for the precipitatio… See more

    Popular culture

    Geobacter has become an icon for teaching about microbial electrogenesis and microbial fuel cells and has appeared in educational kits that are available for students and hobbyists. Geobacter is also used to generate el… See more

    External links

    • LPSN, Genus: Geobacter
    • "Geobacter project". Archived from the original on May 3, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2005.
    • Microbial Biodegradation, Bioremediation and Biotransformation… See more

     
  1. Studies of Geobacter
  2. Geobacter: The Microbe Electric's Physiology, Ecology, and …

  3. Geobacter: the microbe electric's physiology, ecology, and …

  4. Geobacter - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

  5. The electrifying physiology of Geobacter bacteria, 30 years on

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  7. Geobacter - microbewiki - Kenyon College

    Apr 21, 2016 · Geobacter is a rod-shaped bacterium that can respire on organic compounds using iron oxide as an electron acceptor. It can also remove radioactive metals from ground water and generate electricity from mud and …

  8. The Family Geobacteraceae - SpringerLink

  9. Geobacter - SpringerLink

  10. The hidden chemolithoautotrophic metabolism of Geobacter …