Personal web page of Andrea Cherkouk
Scientific career
- Since 2014:Head of the Junior Research Group MicroSalt at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden- Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology
- 2009-2013:Research Associate at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology (formerly Institute of Radiochemistry)
- 2006-2009:Research Associate University of Manchester, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
- 2007:PhD at TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
- 2003-2006:PhD student at the Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Radiochemmistry
- 2003:Diploma in Geoecology at TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
Research fields
- Microbe-actinide interactions
- Microbial ecology
Projects
- Microbiology In Nuclear waste Disposal (MIND)
- Transformation mechanisms in bentonites as barrier material for nuclear waste repositories (UMB)
Publications
2025
Role of growth conditions and physicochemical factors controlling the removal and biomineralization of U(VI) by Stenotrophomonas bentonitica BII-R7
Pinel-Cabello, M.; Ruiz-Fresneda, M. A.; Sánchez-Castro, I.; Brinkmann, H.; Moll, H.; et al. (8 authors)
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Environmental Pollution 374(2025)
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126217
2024
WP15 ConCorD State-of-the-Art-Report (Container Corrosion Under Disposal Conditions)
Muñoz, A. G.; Abdelouas, A.; Alonso, U.; María Fernández, A.; Bernier-Latmani, R.; et al. (19 authors)
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Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering 3(2024), 1404739
DOI: 10.3389/fnuen.2024.1404739
Uranium (VI) reduction by an iron-reducing Desulfitobacterium species as single cells and in artificial multispecies bio-aggregates
Hilpmann, S.; Jeschke, I.; Hübner, R.; Deev, D.; Zugan, M.; et al. (9 authors)
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Science of the Total Environment 955(2024), 177210
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177210
Numerical modeling and simulation of microbially induced calcite precipitation on a cement surface at the pore scale
Yuan, T.; Cherkouk, A.; Fischer, C.
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Advances in Water Resources 191(2024), 104761
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2024.104761
No signs for microbial influenced corrosion of cast iron and copper in bentonite microcosms after 400 days
Sushko, V.; Dressler, M.; Ting-Shyang Wei, S.; Neubert, T.; Kühn, L.; et al. (8 authors)
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Chemosphere 364(2024), 143007
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143007
2023
Europium(III) as luminescence probe for interactions of a sulfate-reducing microorganism with potentially toxic metals
Hilpmann, S.; Moll, H.; Drobot, B.; Vogel, M.; Hübner, R.; et al. (7 authors)
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 264(2023), 115474
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115474
Presence of uranium(V) during uranium(VI) reduction by Desulfosporosinus hippei DSM 8344T
Hilpmann, S.; Roßberg, A.; Steudtner, R.; Drobot, B.; Hübner, R.; et al. (11 authors)
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Science of the Total Environment 875(2023), 162593
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162593
2022
Microscopic and spectroscopic bioassociation study of uranium(VI) with an archaeal Halobacterium isolate
Hilpmann, S.; Bader, M.; Steudtner, R.; Müller, K.; Stumpf, T.; et al. (6 authors)
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PLOS ONE 17(2022)1, e0262275
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262275
2021
Bentonite alteration in batch reactor experiments with and without fertilizing agents: implications for the disposal of radioactive waste
Podlech, C.; Matschiavelli, N.; Peltz, M.; Kluge, S.; Arnold, T.; et al. (9 authors)
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Minerals 11(2021), 932
DOI: 10.3390/min11090932
2020
Molecular binding of Eu(III)/Cm(III) by Stenotrophomonas bentonitica and its impact on the safety of future geodisposal of radioactive waste
Ruiz-Fresneda, M. A.; Lopez Fernandez, M.; Martinez-Moreno, M. F.; Cherkouk, A.; Ju-Nam, Y.; et al. (8 authors)
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Environmental Science & Technology 54(2020), 15180-15190
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c02418
2019
The year-long development of microorganisms in uncompacted Bavarian bentonite slurries at 30 °C and 60 °C
Matschiavelli, N.; Kluge, S.; Podlech, C.; Standhaft, D.; Grathoff, G.; et al. (10 authors)
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Environmental Science & Technology 53(2019)17, 10514-10524
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b02670
Association of Eu(III) and Cm(III) onto an extremely halophilic archaeon
Bader, M.; Moll, H.; Steudtner, R.; Lösch, H.; Drobot, B.; et al. (7 authors)
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research 26(2019), 9352-9364
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04165-7
Microbial diversity in an arid, naturally saline environment
Bachran, M.; Kluge, S.; Lopez-Fernandez, M.; Cherkouk, A.
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Microbial Ecology 78(2019)2, 494-505
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-018-1301-2
2018
Impact of Haloarchaea on speciation of uranium – a multi-spectroscopic approach
Bader, M.; Rossberg, A.; Steudtner, R.; Drobot, B.; Großmann, K.; et al. (10 authors)
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Environmental Science and Technology 52(2018)21, 12895-12904
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b02667
Comparative analysis of uranium bioassociation with halophilic bacteria and archaea
Bader, M.; Müller, K.; Foerstendorf, H.; Schmidt, M.; Simmons, K.; et al. (9 authors)
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PLOS ONE 13(2018)1, e0190953
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190953
2017
Plutonium interaction studies with the Mont Terri Opalinus Clay isolate Sporomusa sp. MT-2.99: changes in the plutonium speciation by solvent extractions.
Moll, H.; Cherkouk, A.; Bok, F.; Bernhard, G.
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24(2017)15, 13497-13508
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8969-6
Multistage bioassociation of uranium onto an extremely halophilic archaeon revealed by a unique combination of spectroscopic and microscopic techniques
Bader, M.; Müller, K.; Foerstendorf, H.; Drobot, B.; Schmidt, M.; et al. (10 authors)
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Journal of Hazardous Materials 327(2017), 225-232
Online First (2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.12.053
2016
Study of the Interaction of Eu3+ with Microbiologically Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitates using TRLFS
Johnstone, E. V.; Hofmann, S.; Cherkouk, A.; Schmidt, M.
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Environmental Science & Technology 50(2016)22, 12411-12420
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b03434
Influence of riboflavin on the reduction of radionuclides by Shewanella oneidenis MR-1
Cherkouk, A.; Law, G. T. W.; Rizoulis, A.; Law, K.; Renshaw, J. C.; et al. (8 authors)
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Dalton Transactions 45(2016)12, 5030-5037
Online First (2015) DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02929A
2015
Bacterial diversity in bentonites, engineered barrier for deep geological disposal of radioactive wastes
Lopez-Fernandez, M.; Cherkouk, A.; Vílchez-Vargas, R.; Sandoval, R.; Pieper, D.; et al. (8 authors)
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Microbial Ecology 70(2015)4, 922-935
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-015-0630-7
2014
Interactions of the Mont Terri Opalinus Clay isolate Sporomusa sp. MT-2.99 with curium(III) and europium(III)
Moll, H.; Lütke, L.; Geissler, A.; Selenska-Pobell, S.; Bernhard, G.; et al. (6 authors)
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Geomicrobiology Journal 31(2014), 682-696
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2014.889975
2012
Strong paramagnetism of Gold nanoparticles deposited on a Sulfolobus acidocaldarius S-layer
Bartolome, J.; Bartolome, F.; Garcia, L. M.; Figueroa, A. I.; Repolles, A.; et al. (17 authors)
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Physical Review Letters 109(2012)24, 247203-1-247203-5
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.247203
ISSN: 0031-9007
2011
Magnetic Au Nanoparticles on Archaeal S-layer Ghosts as Templates
Selenska-Pobell, S.; Reitz, T.; Schönemann, R.; Herrmannsdörfer, T.; Merroun, M.; et al. (11 authors)
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Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology 1(2011)2, 8-16
ISSN: 1847-9804
Uranium redox cycling in sediment and biomineral systems.
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Geomicrobiology Journal 28(2011), 497-506
DOI-Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01490451.2010.512033
Microbial communities associated with the oxidation of iron and technetium in bioreduced sediments.
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Geomicrobiology Journal 28(2011), 507-518
DOI-Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01490451.2010.515287
2010
Geomicrobiological redox cycling of the transuranic element neptunium.
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Environmental Science and Technology 44(2010), 8924-8929
DOI-Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es101911v
Role of nitrate in conditioning aquifer sediments for technetium bioreduction.
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Environmental Science and Technology 44(2010), 150-155
DOI-Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es9010866
2009
Biogeochemical changes induced in uranium mining waste pile samples by uranyl nitrate treatments under anaerobic conditions
Geissler, A.; Merroun, M.; Geipel, G.; Reuther, H.; Selenska-Pobell, S.
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Geobiology 7(2009)3, 282-294
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2009.00199.x
Biomarker indicators for anaerobic oxidizers of methane in brackish-marine sediments with diffusive methane fluxes.
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Organic Geochemistry 41(2009), 414-426
DOI-Link: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2009.09.009
Impact of the Fe(III)-reducing bacteria Geobacter sulfurreducens and Shewanella oneidensis on the speciation of plutonium.
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Biogeochemistry 94(2009)2, 191-196
DOI-Link: http://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-009-9318-8
2005
Addition of U(VI) to a Uranium Mining Waste Sample and Resulting Changes in the Indigenous Bacterial Community
Geissler, A.; Selenska-Pobell, S.
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Geobiology 3(2005)4, 275-285
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2006.00061.x