| Literature DB >> 21602371 |
Markus Lenz1, Boris Kolvenbach, Benjamin Gygax, Suzette Moes, Philippe F X Corvini.
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Selenium-reducing microorganisms produce elemental selenium nanoparticles with particular physicochemical properties due to an associated organic fraction. This study identified high-affinity proteins associated with such bionanominerals and with nonbiogenic elemental selenium. Proteins with an anticipated functional role in selenium reduction, such as a metalloid reductase, were found to be associated with nanoparticles formed by one selenium respirer, Sulfurospirillum barnesii.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21602371 PMCID: PMC3127719 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01713-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792