Geobacter lovleyi is a gram-negative metal-reducing and tetrachloroethene-dechlorinating proteobacterium. It has potential as a bioremediation organism, and is actively researched as such.
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Further reading
- Amos, Benjamin K., et al. "Detection and quantification of Geobacter lovleyi strain SZ: implications for bioremediation at tetrachloroethene-and uranium-impacted sites." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73.21 (2007): 6898âÂÂ6904.
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