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SUMMARY:Microbiology meets surface science\; redox transformations at the 
 mineral-microbe interface - Prof Jon R. Lloyd\, School of Earth\, Atmosphe
 ric and Environmental Sciences\, University of Manchester
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CONTACT:Dr. Oliver Inderwildi
DESCRIPTION:The  redox cycling of metals by microorganisms has attracted r
 ecent interest as these transformations can play crucial roles in the cycl
 ing of both inorganic and organic species in a range of environments and\,
  if harnessed\, may offer the basis of a wide range of innovative biotechn
 ological processes. These include the bioremediation of metal contaminated
  land and water\, the oxidation of xenobiotics under anaerobic conditions\
 , metal recovery in combination with the formation of novel biocatalysts\,
  and even the generation of electricity from sediments. Under certain cond
 itions\, however\, microbial redox cycling can also mobilise toxic metals 
 with potentially calamitous effects on human health.  Rapid advances over 
 the last decade have resulted in a detailed understanding of some of these
  transformations at a molecular level\, with added impetus expected from t
 he imminent availability of complete genome sequences for key subsurface b
 acteria\, in combination with genomic and proteomic tools.\n
LOCATION:Dept. of Chemistry\, U203
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