NAI
Jie Xu
Virginia Tech
Current Projects
- Project 1B: Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) and Bacterial Toxicity of Oxides — 2012 NAI
- Project 1A: Interaction Between Lipid Membranes and Mineral Surfaces — 2012 NAI
- Project 2C: Role of Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) and Bacteria Cell Wall Structure in Shielding Against Specific Mineral Toxicity - Implications for Cell Surface Evolution — 2011 NAI
- Project 2B: Proto-Cell Membrane Evolution May Have Been Directed by Mineral Surface Properties — 2011 NAI
- Project 1C: Extra-Cellular Polymeric Substances as Armor Against Cell Membrane Rupture on Mineral Surfaces — 2010 NAI
- Project 1B: Proto-Cell Membrane Evolution May Have Been Directed by Mineral Surface Properties — 2010 NAI
- Extra-Cellular Polymeric Substances as Armor Against Cell Membrane Rupture on Mineral Surfaces — 2009 NAI
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NAI Project Collaborators
- Project collaborators as reported by the latest NAI Annual Report.
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Publications
- Xu, J., Campbell, J., Zhang, N., Hickey, W.J. & Sahai, N. (2012). Evolution of bacterial biofilms as armor against mineral toxicity. Astrobiology, 12: 785-798. See Project
- Xu, J., Eggleston, C.M., Schoonen, M.A.A. & Sahai, N. (2012, in review). Formation mechanisms of reactive oxygen species in aqueous suspensions of oxide minerals: Implications for organic and cellular evolution on early Earth and extra-terrestrial worlds. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. See Project
