DOE Joint Genome Institute, US Department of Energy
Web site highlights the photosynthetic microbe Rhodobacter sphaeroides. This microbe is known to detoxify a number of metal oxides and oxyanions. The site also describes other aspects of research on the organism. There are links to the JGI home, BLAST, annotation, downloads and information.
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Biofilms, Metabolism, Biology:Molecular Biology, Biogeochemistry, Microbiology, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Biomineralogy Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14) Extreme Environments: Altered by Humans Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Mineralogy, BiogeoscienceKeywords: biofilm, electron, transport, bioremediation, biotechnology
