Electromicrobiology has gained momentum in the last 10 years with advances in microbial
fuel cells and the discovery of microbial nanowires (MNWs). The list of MNW-producing …

The discovery that Geobacter sulfurreducens can produce protein filaments with metallic‐
like conductivity, known as microbial nanowires, that facilitate long‐range electron transport …

Highlights•Metal-like conductivity of nanowires is a novel concept in bio-electron
transport.•Microbial nanowires play a role in multiple forms of extracellular electron …

Electrically conductive protein nanowires appear to be widespread in the microbial world
and are a revolutionary “green” material for the fabrication of electronic devices. Electrically …

The recent discovery of electrically conductive bacterial appendages has significant
physiological, ecological, and biotechnological implications, but the mechanism of electron …

Electron transfer is central to cellular life, from photosynthesis to respiration. In the case of
anaerobic respiration, some microbes have extracellular appendages that can be utilised to …

Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 produced electrically conductive pilus-like appendages called
bacterial nanowires in direct response to electron-acceptor limitation. Mutants deficient in …

Bacterial nanowires offer an extracellular electron transport (EET) pathway for linking the
respiratory chain of bacteria to external surfaces, including oxidized metals in the …

Bacterial nanowires are extracellular appendages that have been suggested as pathways
for electron transport in phylogenetically diverse microorganisms, including dissimilatory …

Conductive nanowires are thought to contribute to long-range electron transfer (LET) in
Geobacter sulfurreducens anode biofilms. Three types of nanowires have been identified …