Commercial applications of Rhodopseudomonas palustris

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Introduction

Rhodopseudomonas palustris photographed by Caroline Harwood [1].


By Noah Montgomery


Rhodopseudomonas palustris has the unique ability to switch between forms of metabolism. Could this ability be harnessed and used to potentially produce biofuel or help degrade waste?


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Metabolism

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Biodegredation

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Electricity Generation

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Conclusion

References

  1. ↑ Hodgkin, J. and Partridge, F.A. "Caenorhabditis elegans meets microsporidia: the nematode killers from Paris." 2008. PLoS Biology 6:2634-2637.
  2. ↑ Bartlett et al.: Oncolytic viruses as therapeutic cancer vaccines. Molecular Cancer 2013 12:103.



Authored for BIOL 238 Microbiology, taught by Joan Slonczewski, 2016, Kenyon College.

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