Electromicrobiology is an emerging field investigating and exploiting the interaction of
microorganisms with insoluble electron donors or acceptors. Some of the most recently …

Electroactivity appears to be a phylogenetically diverse trait independent of cell wall
classification, with both Gram-negative and Gram-positive electricigens reported. While …

Considerable research efforts into the promises of electrogenic bacteria and the commercial
opportunities they present are attempting to identify potential feasible applications …

Microbial electrochemical technologies (METs) are applications or processes that utilize the
electrochemical interaction of microbes and electrodes (Schroder et al., 2015). It has been …

Electroactive microorganisms can exchange electrons with other cells or conductive
interfaces in their extracellular environment. This property opens the way to a broad range of …

Microbial electrochemical systems are able to harvest electricity or synthesize valuable
chemicals from organic matters while simultaneously cleaning environmentally hazardous …

Highlights•Novel electrochemical biotechnologies minimizing electrode assemblies are
introduced.•Electro-fermentation modifies cellular redox states and stimulates target …

Recently several non-traditional electroactive microorganisms have been discovered. These
can be considered weak electricigens; microorganisms that typically rely on soluble electron …

Extracellular electron transfer pathways allow certain bacteria to transfer energy between
intracellular chemical energy stores and extracellular solids through redox reactions …

Microbial electrocatalysis relies on microorganisms as catalysts for reactions occurring at
electrodes. Microbial fuel cells and microbial electrolysis cells are well known in this context; …