«Antibody - recognition force microscopy shows that outer membrane cytochromes OmcA and MtrC are expressed on the exterior surface of
Shewanella oneidensis MR - 1.»
A team of researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), and the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee investigated the role of Shewanella
oneidensis MR - 1 in uranium reduction.
An international team of scientists determined the location, with nanoscale resolution, of two
S. oneidensis MR - 1 surface proteins, MtrC and OmcA.
They work with the Shewanella
oneidensis species of bacteria, one of a group of microbes that essentially «breathe» rocks.
Results: A recent study of the contaminant - reducing bacterium Shewanella
oneidensis provides the first evidence that the microbe maneuvers proteins within the bacterial cell into its outer membrane to contact metal directly.
Methods: To identify proteins that modulate transcription, PNNL scientists expressed a tagged alpha - subunit of RNA polymerase in the bacterium Shewanella
oneidensis under controlled growth conditions.
Results: When it comes to transporting a cell's valuable electrons, the metal - reducing microbe Shewanella
oneidensis only trusts stable, mature proteins, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
The Science Perspectives article highlights an image of a Shewanella
oneidensis community with electron - conducting protein nanowires taken at EMSL.
To evaluate whether spectral archives can increase peptide identifications, the researchers selected a subset of 14.5 million spectra from the microorganism
S. oneidensis and constructed an archive with them.
Crystal structure of the Fic (Filamentation induced by cAMP) family protein SO4266 (gi 24375750) from Shewanella
oneidensis MR - 1 at 1.6 A resolution.
«Targeted Protein Degradation of Outer Membrane Decaheme Cytochrome MtrC Metal Reductase in
Shewanella oneidensis MR - 1 Measured Using Biarsenical Probe CrAsH - EDT2.»
I used to work down the hall from him, so I'm sure that some of my enthusiasm for the tiny creatures can be blamed on him, along with USC's out - of - control microbe - lover Ken Nealson (Shewanella
oneidensis is his bug, among others).
Inside the fuel cell, Emefcy coaxes anaerobic bacteria, primarily Shewanella
oneidensis and Geobacter sulfurreducens, to release electrons in an oxygen - free environment.
Strains of bacteria like Shewanella
oneidensis have been developed with funding from the Department of Energy to clean up contaminated weapons facilities.
Shewanella
oneidensis is a ubiquitous, globally distributed soil bacterium.
Researchers led by UW - Madison chemistry Professor Robert J. Hamers explored the effects of the compound nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC), an emerging material manufactured in the form of nanoparticles that is being rapidly incorporated into lithium ion battery technology, on the common soil and sediment bacterium Shewanella
oneidensis.
Ubiquitous in the environment and found worldwide, Shewanella
oneidensis, says Haynes, is «particularly relevant for studies of potentially metal - releasing engineered nanomaterials.
The organism of choice was the proteobacterium Shewanella
oneidensis, which is known for its metal toleration and both aerobic and anaerobic lifestyles.
(Clips from «Shewanella
oneidensis MR - 1 nanowires are outer membrane and periplasmic extensions of the extracellular electron transport components,» El - Naggar et al., PNAS 2014)
Shewanella
oneidensis is part of a family of marine bacteria.
The specific bacterium used in Bren's project was Shewanella
oneidensis MR - 1, which consumes toxic heavy metal ions in the wastewater and ejects electrons.
Systems studied include the environmentally relevant bacterium Shewanella
oneidensis and Streptococcus mutans, an oral bacterium implicated in tooth decay.
Methods: The PNNL mass spectra data used by the team included samples taken from a diverse set of more than 100 organisms, including humans, the common house mouse, and the metal - reducing bacterium Shewanella
oneidensis.
Why it matters: Electron transfer by MtrC, an outer membrane cytochrome on S.
oneidensis, can stabilize contaminants, mitigating their impact on the population and environment.
Source: «High - affinity binding and direct electron transfer to solid metals by the Shewanella
oneidensis MR - 1 outer membrane c - type cytochrome OmcA.»
«c - type cytochrome - dependent formation of U (IV) nanoparticles by Shewanella
oneidensis.»
Results: Researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and collaborators from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Biogeochemistry Grand Challenge have purified the protein called outer membrane cytochrome A (OmcA) from Shewanella
oneidensis, a bacterium with promise for bioremediation of contaminants and the design of microbial fuel cells.
For example, nanoDESI will be used for analysis of oil samples and chemical imaging of Shewanella
oneidensis, a common microbe of interest to cleaning up contaminated nuclear weapons sites.
The bacteria Shewanella
oneidensis is useful for cleaning water and generates electricity while it chows down.
(a) Shewanella
oneidensis MR - 1, an electrochemically - active bacterium exhibiting 8 - 19 nm nanowires responsible for electron transport (image courtsey of Prof. Ken Nealson).