Cs accumulation behavior by

Nakao, Atsushi*; Yoshida, Takahiro*; Ozaki, Takuo; Onuki, Toshihiko; Funakawa, Shinya*; Kozaki, Takashi*

Cs accumulation by Pseudomonas fluorescens was examined under conditions of growth and resting to elucidate the interaction between Cs and bacteria. In the growth condition, P. fluorescens did not accumulate Cs irrespective of the presence of K. In the resting condition, the cells quickly adsorbed approximately 5 mol Cs/gcell dry-weight and subsequently released approximately 90 % of the adsorbed Cs with 1 M CHCOONH. The amount of Cs adsorption by cells of P. fluorescens varied with changing pH and ionic strength of the solution. These results indicate that Cs accumulation by P. fluorescens occurs mainly by reversible adsorption on the cell walls, but not by intracellular accumulation under nutrient conditions.