Microbial nanowires are electrically conductive extracellular appendages with nanometer
diameters that transport electrons over micrometer distances. The term was first used to …

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

The discovery of bacterial conductive structures, termed nanowires, has intrigued scientists
for almost a decade. Nanowires enable bacteria to transfer electrons over micrometer …

A dynamic field of study has emerged involving long-range electron transport by
extracellular filaments in anaerobic bacteria, with Geobacter sulfurreducens being used as a …

Novel imaging approaches have recently helped to clarify the properties of 'microbial
nanowires'. G eobacter sulfurreducens pili are actual wires. They possess metallic‐like …

Bacterial pilin nanowires are protein complexes, suggested to possess electroactive
capabilities forming part of the cells' bioenergetic programming. Their role is thought to be …

Improved electrically conductive pili were generated from a natural pilus protein from the
microorganism Geobacter sulfurreducens. Substituting a tryptophan for the phenylalanine at …

Intrinsically conductive protein nanowires, microbially produced from inexpensive,
renewable feedstocks, are a sustainable alternative to traditional nanowire electronic …

Microbes that can transfer electrons to extracellular electron acceptors, such as Fe (iii)
oxides, are important in organic matter degradation and nutrient cycling in soils and …