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the bacterial community using functional gene probes. The availability of genome
sequences and genetic systems for additional micro-organisms (other than Geobacter,
Shewanella and Desulfovibrio spp.) will also help better understand their role in the
biogeochemical cycling of radionuclides.
Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the financial support of NERC (Grants NE/D00473X/1 and NE/
D005361/1) and access to beam time at Daresbury SRS via STFC funding.
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