Bacteria Eating Uranium
Metallireducens bacteria (green)
Electron microscopy
being used to digest uranium waste. This bacteria is able to survive in radioactive environments and turn the uranium waste from a soluble form (that can contaminate water supplies) to a solid form.
Other species of Geobacter bacteria can eliminate petroleum contamination in polluted water and convert waste organic matter to electricity. Geobacter sp. are anaerobic bacteria (living without oxygen) that use metals to gain energy in the same way that humans use oxygen. Coloured scanning electron micrograph, Magnification: x3,600 and x4,800
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Posted: 2009-10-10 05:59:12
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wow thats awesome. its amazing that there are some organisms that can eat that crap and not be harmed at all
shouldn't the title be " uranium eating bacteria"???
nope, although the grammar could be improved...
Bacteria that eats Uranium
Bacteria that eats Uranium
