Extensive knowledge of microbial metabolism has been earned through more than a century
of reductionist study. There is now basic understanding of how cultivated bacteria transduce …

The continued release of caesium radioisotopes into the environment has led to a
resurgence of interest in microbe-Cs interactions. Caesium exists almost exclusively as the …

Interest in the fate of radiocaesium in the environment has heightened considerably in
recent years in the wake of the Chernobyl accident in 1986. The distribution of released …

This chapter highlights the key steps in the nuclear fuel cycle where biological treatment
strategies may replace or augment existing chemical processes. Radionuclide‐containing …

The continuing release of caesium isotopes into the environment has highlighted the
necessity for efficient removal of Cs from industrial waste effluents prior to discharge …

Bacteria of the genus Rhodococcus were found to be able to accumulate cesium by means
of active transport and nonspecific sorption on the cell surface structures. The maximum …

The ability of living filamentous cells of the cyanobacterium Oscillatoria homogenea to
separate stable strontium and 90 Sr from aqueous solution is demonstrated in this study. On …

Nostoc muscorum required an active proline oxidase in order to assimilate exogenous
proline as a source of fixed nitrogen. A mutant strain (Acr) resistant to growth inhibition by L …

The fate of radionuclides in soils is significantly influenced by micro-organisms. Two distinct
roles of micro-organisms relating to radionuclide uptake by plants can be identified. Firstly …