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  • Attaching to Surfaces and Passing around Electrons: the Things Microbes do

    Fri, Feb 04, 2005 @ 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM

    Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Presented by:Professor Kenneth Nealson Wrigley Professor of Geobiology,
    Earth Sciences Abstract: The microbe Shewanella oneidensis MR-1, isolated from anaerobic metal-rich sediments, is representative of a group generally referred to as dissimilatory metal-ion reducing microbes -- those bacteria that use oxidized metals as electron acceptors. When presented with insoluble oxidants, MR-1 attaches to the metal surface, forms a primitive biofilm, and proceeds to grow at the expense of metal ion reduction. Properties of Shewanella, its role in metal reduction, and the relationship of these properties to extracellular electron transfer will be discussed including recent results obtained using MR-1 for current production in biofuel cells.Refreshments will be served at 2:30p.m. All first-year MASC students are required to attend.

    Location: Vivian Hall of Engineering (VHE) - 217

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: YUN TAO


    This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.

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