Berkley lab news site on the bacterium Arthrobacter oxydans. This bacterium was found Seventy-five meters beneath the surface of a site in Idaho where radioactive waste has been stored for more than 40 years, the microbe living in the pores and crevices of dry basaltic rock was able to reduce a toxic form of chromium to a much less toxic form in the presence of volatile organic wastes. In addition to the article this site provides links to the lab's home page, index, and other news articles.
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Microbiology Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14) Extreme Environments: Altered by Humans Topics: Biosphere:Microbiology, Ecology:MetabolismKeywords: hexavalent chromium, petroleum, hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, VOC, toxic, Polyvalent metal, Arthrobacter oxydans, toluene
