A Ferrous Iron Exporter Mediates Iron Resistance in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1

• Published in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology Vol. 81; no. 22; pp. 7938 - 7944
• Main Authors: Bennett, Brittany D., Brutinel, Evan D., Gralnick, Jeffrey A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 01.11.2015
• Subjects: Bacteria; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins - genetics; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins - metabolism; Cadmium; Diffusion; E coli; Escherichia coli; Ferrous Compounds - metabolism; Geomicrobiology; Ions; Iron; Iron - metabolism; Membranes; Metals; Mutants; Nutrient cycles; Oxidation-Reduction; Respiration; Sediments; Shewanella - genetics; Shewanella - metabolism; Shewanella oneidensis; Zinc

Shewanella oneidensis strain MR-1 is a dissimilatory metal-reducing bacterium frequently found in aquatic sediments. In the absence of oxygen, S. oneidensis can respire extracellular, insoluble oxidized metals, such as iron (hydr)oxides, making it intimately involved in environmental metal and nutri...