Surface-enhanced Raman imaging of intracellular bioreduction of chromate in Shewanella oneidensis.
This proposed research aims to use novel nanoparticle sensors and spectroscopic tools constituting surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and Fluorescence Lifetime imaging (FLIM) to study intracellular chemical activities within single bioremediating microorganism.The grand challenge is to develop a mechanistic understanding of chromate reducti