Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Jul;77(13):4693-6. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02539-10. Epub 2011 May 13.
Microorganisms in diverse terrestrial surface and subsurface environments can anaerobically catalyze the oxidative dissolution of uraninite. While a limited quantity (∼5 to 12 μmol liter(-1)) of uranium is oxidatively dissolved in pure culture studies, the metabolism is coupled to electron transport, providing the potential of uraninite to support indigenous microbial populations and to solubilize uranium.
在不同的陆地表面和地下环境中的微生物可以无氧催化沥青铀矿的氧化溶解。虽然在纯培养研究中只有有限量(约 5 至 12 μmol 升(-1))的铀被氧化溶解,但新陈代谢与电子传递偶联,为沥青铀矿支持土著微生物种群和溶解铀提供了潜力。