[4] G. uraniireducens are gram negative bacteria that are motile rods with rounded ends and two to four long lateral flagellum, as well as pili and vesicles.
[15] G. uraniireducens is an iron-reducing bacteria that uses acetate as an electron donor and reduces uranium (U(VI)).
[7] In addition to Fe(III), it is also able to use Mn(IV), anthraquinone-2,6-disulfonate, malate and fumarate as electron acceptors.
[7] G. uraniireducens have been used in bioremediation studies in situ to decontaminate groundwater containing high levels of uranium from previous activities.
[12] One environmental implication of interest in G. uraniireducens is its arsenic (As(V)) reducing capabilities in subsurface sediments.