Magnetic bacteria: Microorganisms can help to extract dangerous heavy metals from wastewater

PHYSorg
May 9, 2023, 1:53 pm168 pts
A research team at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has managed to purify water containing uranium using a special kind of bacteria known as magnetotactic bacteria. The name derives from their ability to react to magnetic fields. They can accumulate dissolved heavy metal in their cell walls.…

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