Nicholas Wigginton

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Projects

Thrust 3,4: Molecular Forces in Bacterial Adhesion at the Oxide-Water Interface

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Hochella

Project type

Grand Challenge

1) Influence of Fe(III) Oxide Particle Size on Organism/Oxide Interfacial Contact Area and Electron Transfer Rates. Dr. Hochella’s research group will investigate how the surface properties of…

Distance-Dependent Electron Transfer to Mineral Surfaces Mediated by Bacterial Multiheme Cytochromes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Michael Hochella

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The dissimilatory metal reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis is capable of utilizing certain mineral surfaces as electron acceptors in the terminal step of its respiratory pathway. Bacterial…