Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 125, Issue -, Pages 127-131Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.08.129
Keywords
Shewanella; Tellurium crystals; Tellurite reduction
Funding
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) [2012-0008725]
- Ministry of Education, Science & Technology, Republic of Korea
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The dissimilatory metal-reducing bacterium, Shewanella oneidensis MR-1, reduced tellurite (Te( IV), TeO32-) to elemental tellurium under anaerobic conditions resulting in the intracellular accumulation of needle shaped crystalline Te(0) nanorods. Fatty acid analyses showed that toxic Te(IV) increased the unsaturated fatty acid composition of the lipid components of the cell membrane, implying a deconstruction of the integrity of the cellular membrane structure. The current results suggest that dissimilatory metal reducing bacteria such as S. oneidensis MR-1 may play an important role in recycling toxic tellurium elements, and may be applied as a novel selective biological filter via the accumulation of industry-applicable rare materials, Te(0) nanorods, in the cell. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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