Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/B503309/1
Interactions between iron oxides and Geobacter: probing the fundamental mechanisms of key microbial redox reactions.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor JR Lloyd, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor DJ Vaughan, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr M Warren, University of Oxford, Medical Sciences Divisional Office
- Grant held at:
- The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Marine
- Freshwater
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Natural Resource Management
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Environmental Microbiology
- Biogeochemical Cycles
- Properties Of Earth Materials
- Environmental biotechnology
- Abstract:
- The microbial reduction of Fe(III) may have been the first form of microbial respiration on Earth, remains one of the most geochemically significant processes in a range of sedimentary environments, and offers a model for life on other planets. Despite the importance of microbial Fe(III) reduction, comparatively little is known about the fundamental mechanisms of electron transfer between Fe(III)-reducing bacteria and Fe(III) minerals. This information must be obtained if Fe(III) reduction is either to be modelled accurately in the subsurface or utilised effectively for a range of biotechnological processes, including the remediation of metals and organics. The aim of this multidisciplinary study is to combine practical and computational approaches to characterise the mechanisms of electron transfer from Fe(III)-reducing bacteria to Fe(III) minerals. This will be achieved using microbiological, advanced imaging and spectroscopic techniques augmented by computational methods. We will develop a molecular scale model for electron transfer in Fe(III)-reducing bacteria that will be important for understanding the role of these organisms in a range of biogeochemical cycles, and also in the bioremediation of metal and organic contamination.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/B503309/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £276,761
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £160,091 | £5,837 | £37,191 | £73,642 |
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