Engineering Geobacter sulfurreducens to produce a highly cohesive conductive matrix with enhanced capacity for current production

C Leang, NS Malvankar, AE Franks… - Energy & …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The conductive biofilms of Geobacter sulfurreducens have potential applications in
renewable energy, bioremediation, and bioelectronics. In an attempt to alter biofilm …

Biofilm and Nanowire Production Leads to Increased Current in Geobacter sulfurreducens Fuel Cells

G Reguera, KP Nevin, JS Nicoll… - Applied and …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Geobacter sulfurreducens developed highly structured, multilayer biofilms on the anode
surface of a microbial fuel cell converting acetate to electricity. Cells at a distance from the …

Biofilm conductivity is a decisive variable for high-current-density Geobacter sulfurreducens microbial fuel cells

NS Malvankar, MT Tuominen, DR Lovley - Energy & Environmental …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Current outputs of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are too low for most perceived practical
applications. Most efforts for further optimization have focused on modifications of fuel cell …

[HTML][HTML] Anode Biofilm Transcriptomics Reveals Outer Surface Components Essential for High Density Current Production in Geobacter sulfurreducens Fuel Cells

KP Nevin, BC Kim, RH Glaven, JP Johnson… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
The mechanisms by which Geobacter sulfurreducens transfers electrons through relatively
thick (> 50 µm) biofilms to electrodes acting as a sole electron acceptor were investigated …

Electrical conductivity in a mixed-species biofilm

NS Malvankar, J Lau, KP Nevin… - Applied and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Geobacter sulfurreducens can form electrically conductive biofilms, but the potential for
conductivity through mixed-species biofilms has not been examined. A current-producing …

Gene expression and deletion analysis of mechanisms for electron transfer from electrodes to Geobacter sulfurreducens

SM Strycharz, RH Glaven, MV Coppi, SM Gannon… - …, 2011 - Elsevier
Geobacter sulfurreducens is one of the few microorganisms available in pure culture known
to directly accept electrons from a negatively poised electrode. Microarray analysis was …

Electron donors supporting growth and electroactivity of Geobacter sulfurreducens anode biofilms

AM Speers, G Reguera - Applied and environmental microbiology, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Geobacter bacteria efficiently oxidize acetate into electricity in bioelectrochemical systems,
yet the range of fermentation products that support the growth of anode biofilms and …

Selection of a variant of Geobacter sulfurreducens with enhanced capacity for current production in microbial fuel cells

H Yi, KP Nevin, BC Kim, AE Franks, A Klimes… - Biosensors and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Geobacter sulfurreducens produces current densities in microbial fuel cells that are among
the highest known for pure cultures. The possibility of adapting this organism to produce …

Lack of cytochrome involvement in long-range electron transport through conductive biofilms and nanowires of Geobacter sulfurreducens

NS Malvankar, MT Tuominen, DR Lovley - Energy & Environmental …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Two competing models for long-range electron transport through the conductive biofilms and
nanowires of Geobacter sulfurreducens exist. In one model electrons are transported via pili …

In Situ Tuning the Structure of Geobacter Biofilm for Bioelectricity Enhancement

H Wang, X Jing, K Feng, PL Tremblay… - … & Technology Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Electroactive biofilms show great promise in bioenergy production, bioremediation,
wastewater treatment, and bioelectronics. However, their applicability is impeded by energy …