Geobacter metallireducens

[1] It is a strict anaerobe that oxidizes several short-chain fatty acids, alcohols, and monoaromatic compounds with Fe(III) as the sole electron acceptor.The plasmid encodes a stabilizing protein, RelE/ParE, which allows Geobacter metallireducens to adapt and thrive in different and new environmental conditions.It is often difficult for these organisms to attain iron and manganese because Fe(III) and Mn (IV) oxides do not freely diffuse through bacterial membranes.G. metallireducens is only motile when there are no soluble Fe(III) and Mn (IV) oxides in its environment to act as the electron acceptor.[9] G. metallireducens has been demonstrated to reduce chloramphenicol (CAP) to complete dechlorination products under pure culture conditions.
Scientific classificationBacteriaThermodesulfobacteriotaGeobacteralesGeobacteraceaeGeobacterBinomial namegram-negativemetal-reducingproteobacteriumfatty acidsalcoholsmonoaromaticFe(III)electron acceptoruraniumUMass Amherstchromosome lengthcircular bacterial chromosomeGC contentplasmidchemolithotrophicflagellachemotacticplutoniumtechnetiumvanadiumchloramphenicolvoltammogramschronoamperometrybioremediationShewanella putrefaciensParaburkholderia fungorumBibcodeEncyclopedia of LifeWikidataWikispeciesBacDiveOpen Tree of Life