Project Details
Project Description
The discovery of 'cable bacteria' which can couple redox half reactions cm distant from one another by
transporting electrons along their filaments has fundamentally changed the way we view sediment
biogeochemistry. This project will investigate the interaction between 'cable bacteria' and enhanced nitrogen
recycling in seasonally anoxic estuaries. The new understadning created from this project will help us better
understand how nitrogen is retained in seasonally estuaries which is essential to combatting the problem of
eutrophication. In addition the fundamental new understanding of the ecology and biogeochemical processes
mediated by 'cable bacteria', may lead to future applications in waste water treatment.
transporting electrons along their filaments has fundamentally changed the way we view sediment
biogeochemistry. This project will investigate the interaction between 'cable bacteria' and enhanced nitrogen
recycling in seasonally anoxic estuaries. The new understadning created from this project will help us better
understand how nitrogen is retained in seasonally estuaries which is essential to combatting the problem of
eutrophication. In addition the fundamental new understanding of the ecology and biogeochemical processes
mediated by 'cable bacteria', may lead to future applications in waste water treatment.
| Status | Finished |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 15/06/15 → 21/06/18 |
Funding
- Australian Research Council (ARC): AUD339,100.00
- Australian Research Council (ARC)
- Monash University
- University of Southern Denmark
- Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research