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11 - Bacterial Surfaces in Geochemistry – How Can X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Help?

from Part IV - Spectroscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2019

Janice P. L. Kenney
Affiliation:
MacEwan University, Edmonton
Harish Veeramani
Affiliation:
Carleton University, Ottawa
Daniel S. Alessi
Affiliation:
University of Alberta
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Summary

Processes occurring at surfaces and interfaces are very important in environmental systems, necessitating surface-specific characterization tools that can help us understand processes at and specific properties of surfaces and interfaces, and their role in biogeochemical systems. This chapter describes the use and application of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to study interfacial processes of relevance for geomicrobiology. Examples are given from studies determining cell wall composition, acid–base properties, cell surface charge, metal adsorption onto bacterial cells, and bacterial surface–induced precipitation of secondary minerals. As XPS is an ultrahigh-vacuum technique, several sample preparation methods have been applied to enable analysis of bacterial samples, including analysis of freeze-dried samples as well as frozen bacterial suspensions. These are described and discussed alongside advantages and disadvantages of different approaches, with a special focus on fast-freezing and the cryogenic technique.

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Analytical Geomicrobiology
A Handbook of Instrumental Techniques
, pp. 262 - 287
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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