Deinococcus radiodurans is an exceptionally radiation-resistant microorganism capable of surviving acute exposures to ionizing radiation doses of 15,000 Gy and previously described as having a strictly aerobic respiratory metabolism.
Revised: September 21, 2011 |
Published: May 1, 2000
Citation
Fredrickson J.K., H.M. Kostandarithes, S.W. Li, A.E. Plymale, and M.J. Daly. 2000.Reduction of Fe(III) Cr(VI), and Te(VII) by Deinococcus Radiodurans R1.Applied and Environmental Microbiology 66, no. 5:2006-2011.PNNL-SA-32607.