Metal-reducing bacteria in the genus Geobacter use a complex protein apparatus to guide
the self-assembly of a divergent type IVa pilin peptide and synthesize conductive pilus …

Geobacter sulfurreducens' pilin-based electrically conductive protein nanowires (e-PNs) are
a revolutionary electronic material. They offer novel options for electronic sensing …

The organized self-assembly of conductive biological structures holds promise for creating
new bioelectronic devices. In particular, Geobacter sulfurreducens type IVa pili have proven …

Geobacter bacteria assemble a helical peptide of the Type IVa pilin subclass as conductive
pili decorated with metal binding and reduction sites. We used recombinant techniques to …

The reduction of iron oxide minerals and uranium in model metal reducers in the genus
Geobacter is mediated by conductive pili composed primarily of a structurally divergent pilin …

Abstract Type IV pili (T4P) are bacterial appendages used for cell adhesion and surface
motility. In metal-reducing bacteria in the genus Geobacter, they have the unique property of …

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

The metal-reducing bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens produces protein nanowires (pili)
for fast discharge of respiratory electrons to extracellular electron acceptors such as iron …

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

The metallic-like conductivity of the Geobacter sulfurreducens pilus and higher conductivity
of its mutants reflected that biological synthesis can be utilized to improve the properties of …