Comparative analysis of uranium bioassociation with halophilic bacteria and archaea.

Rock salt represents a potential host rock formation for the final disposal of radioactive waste. The interactions between indigenous microorganisms and radionuclides, e.g. uranium, need to be investigated to better predict the influence of microorganisms on the safety assessment of the repository....

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Main Authors: Miriam Bader, Katharina Müller, Harald Foerstendorf, Matthias Schmidt, Karen Simmons, Juliet S Swanson, Donald T Reed, Thorsten Stumpf, Andrea Cherkouk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5766140?pdf=render