Shewanella oneidensis

Sean Medin1, Alexa M Schmitz1, Brooke Pian1

  • 1Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Cornell University, 228 Riley-Robb Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.

Scientific reports
|September 25, 2023
PubMed
概括

谢瓦内拉 (Shewanella oneidensis) MR-1的基因工程增强了稀土元素 (REE) 的生物吸收. 破坏特定的基因,如SO_4685,显著提高了REE捕获,为传统的分离方法提供了可持续的替代方案.

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