Elucidating the physiological significance of iodate reduction in Shewanella species
Ziyi Wang, Lingyu Hou, Yidan Hu, Zhou Jiang, Yiran Dong, Liang Shi, Yongguang Jiang · 2026
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Ziyi Wang and co-authors asked why a bacterium bothers to reduce iodate, a form of iodine, in a 2026 study. The bacterium, Shewanella oneidensis, plays a role in how iodine cycles through nature. Oddly, it can only reduce small amounts of iodate, which makes the benefit of the process a puzzle.
The team exposed the bacteria to iodate and tracked growth plus gene activity across the whole genome. They tested whether removing a toxic by-product raised the amount the cells could handle, and it did not. Other feeds also failed to lift the cap. The results narrow what the process is for, pointing away from energy gain and toward side effects of other cell systems.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ziyi Wang, Lingyu Hou, Yidan Hu, Zhou Jiang, Yiran Dong, Liang Shi, Yongguang Jiang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |