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Microscopic and spectroscopic bioassociation study of uranium(VI) with an archaeal Halobacterium isolate

The safe disposal of high-level radioactive waste in a deep geological repository is a huge social and technical challenge. So far, one of the less considered factors needed for a long-term risk assessment, is the impact of microorganisms occurring in the different host rocks. Even under the harsh c...

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Autores principales: Hilpmann, Stephan, Bader, Miriam, Steudtner, Robin, Müller, Katharina, Stumpf, Thorsten, Cherkouk, Andrea
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Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8757991/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35025937
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262275
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author Hilpmann, Stephan
Bader, Miriam
Steudtner, Robin
Müller, Katharina
Stumpf, Thorsten
Cherkouk, Andrea
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Bader, Miriam
Steudtner, Robin
Müller, Katharina
Stumpf, Thorsten
Cherkouk, Andrea
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description The safe disposal of high-level radioactive waste in a deep geological repository is a huge social and technical challenge. So far, one of the less considered factors needed for a long-term risk assessment, is the impact of microorganisms occurring in the different host rocks. Even under the harsh conditions of salt formations different bacterial and archaeal species were found, e. g. Halobacterium sp. GP5 1–1, which has been isolated from a German rock salt sample. The interactions of this archaeon with uranium(VI), one of the radionuclides of major concern for the long-term storage of high-level radioactive waste, were investigated. Different spectroscopic techniques, as well as microscopy, were used to examine the occurring mechanisms on a molecular level leading to a more profound process understanding. Batch experiments with different uranium(VI) concentrations showed that the interaction is not only a simple, but a more complex combination of different processes. With the help of in situ attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy the association of uranium(VI) onto carboxylate groups was verified. In addition, time-resolved laser-induced luminescence spectroscopy revealed the formation of phosphate and carboxylate species within the cell pellets as a function of the uranium(VI) concentration and incubation time. The association behavior differs from another very closely related halophilic archaeon, especially with regard to uranium(VI) concentrations. This clearly demonstrates the importance of studying the interactions of different, at first sight very similar, microorganisms with uranium(VI). This work provides new insights into the microbe-uranium(VI) interactions at highly saline conditions relevant to the long-term storage of radioactive waste in rock salt.
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spelling pubmed-87579912022-01-14 Microscopic and spectroscopic bioassociation study of uranium(VI) with an archaeal Halobacterium isolate Hilpmann, Stephan Bader, Miriam Steudtner, Robin Müller, Katharina Stumpf, Thorsten Cherkouk, Andrea PLoS One Research Article The safe disposal of high-level radioactive waste in a deep geological repository is a huge social and technical challenge. So far, one of the less considered factors needed for a long-term risk assessment, is the impact of microorganisms occurring in the different host rocks. Even under the harsh conditions of salt formations different bacterial and archaeal species were found, e. g. Halobacterium sp. GP5 1–1, which has been isolated from a German rock salt sample. The interactions of this archaeon with uranium(VI), one of the radionuclides of major concern for the long-term storage of high-level radioactive waste, were investigated. Different spectroscopic techniques, as well as microscopy, were used to examine the occurring mechanisms on a molecular level leading to a more profound process understanding. Batch experiments with different uranium(VI) concentrations showed that the interaction is not only a simple, but a more complex combination of different processes. With the help of in situ attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy the association of uranium(VI) onto carboxylate groups was verified. In addition, time-resolved laser-induced luminescence spectroscopy revealed the formation of phosphate and carboxylate species within the cell pellets as a function of the uranium(VI) concentration and incubation time. The association behavior differs from another very closely related halophilic archaeon, especially with regard to uranium(VI) concentrations. This clearly demonstrates the importance of studying the interactions of different, at first sight very similar, microorganisms with uranium(VI). This work provides new insights into the microbe-uranium(VI) interactions at highly saline conditions relevant to the long-term storage of radioactive waste in rock salt. Public Library of Science 2022-01-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8757991/ /pubmed/35025937 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262275 Text en © 2022 Hilpmann et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Müller, Katharina
Stumpf, Thorsten
Cherkouk, Andrea
Microscopic and spectroscopic bioassociation study of uranium(VI) with an archaeal Halobacterium isolate
title Microscopic and spectroscopic bioassociation study of uranium(VI) with an archaeal Halobacterium isolate
title_full Microscopic and spectroscopic bioassociation study of uranium(VI) with an archaeal Halobacterium isolate
title_fullStr Microscopic and spectroscopic bioassociation study of uranium(VI) with an archaeal Halobacterium isolate
title_full_unstemmed Microscopic and spectroscopic bioassociation study of uranium(VI) with an archaeal Halobacterium isolate
title_short Microscopic and spectroscopic bioassociation study of uranium(VI) with an archaeal Halobacterium isolate
title_sort microscopic and spectroscopic bioassociation study of uranium(vi) with an archaeal halobacterium isolate
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8757991/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35025937
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262275
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