Generation of a Gluconobacter oxydans knockout collection for improved extraction of rare earth elements

Alexa M. Schmitz; Brooke Pian; Sean Medin; Matthew C. Reid; Mingming Wu; Esteban Gazel; Buz Barstow

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27047-4

Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

Generation of a Gluconobacter oxydans knockout collection for improved extraction of rare earth elements

Alexa M. Schmitz,
Brooke Pian,
Sean Medin,
Matthew C. Reid,
Mingming Wu,
Esteban Gazel,
Buz Barstow

Affiliations

Alexa M. Schmitz: Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
Brooke Pian: Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
Sean Medin: Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
Matthew C. Reid: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
Mingming Wu: Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
Esteban Gazel: Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University
Buz Barstow: Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27047-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Bioleaching of rare earth elements using microorganisms offers an environmentally friendly alternative to thermochemical extraction. Here, Schmitz et al. generate a whole-genome knockout collection of mutants for one such microorganism, Gluconobacter oxydans, and identify genes affecting the production of acidic biolixiviant and thus bioleaching efficacy.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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