The speciation of curium(III) bound by the Mont Terri opalinus clay isolate Sporomusa sp. and to the Äspö strain Pseudomonas fluorescens

It is known that microorganisms exist in host rocks of potential nuclear waste disposals. In this talk, some results will be presented from the current project about the microbial diversity in clay (opalinus clay) and the interactions of dominant microorganisms with actinides. Especially the interactions of two bacteria a Sporomusa sp. clay isolate and a Äspö strain P. fluorescens with curium(III) will be shown and discussed