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:Metabolism, Biofilms, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Biomineralogy Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional Extreme Environments: Altered by Humans Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Biogeoscience, MineralogyKeywords: biofilm, electron, transport, bioremediation, biotechnology
