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Uranium extremophily is an adaptive, rather than intrinsic, feature for extremely thermoacidophilic Metallosphaera species.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 9 Oct 2012
Mukherjee Arpan, Wheaton Garrett H, Blum Paul H, Kelly Robert M
Abstract excerpt
Thermoacidophilic archaea are found in heavy metal-rich environments, and, in some cases, these microorganisms are causative agents of metal mobilization through cellular processes related to their bioenergetics. Given the nature of their habitats, these microorganisms must deal with the potentially toxic effect of heavy metals. Here, we show that two thermoacidophilic Metallosphaera species with nearly identical...
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