The study of electrically conductive protein nanowires in Geobacter sulfurreducens has led
to new concepts for long-range extracellular electron transport, as well as for the …

… of pilins into nanowires. Here we describe platforms for high-yield recombinant synthesis
of Geobacter pilin derivatives and their assembly as protein nanowires with biochemical and …

… confirmed for only a few microbial nanowires, it seems likely that, … of electrically conductive
protein nanowires in the microbial … nanowires that have functions similar to Geobacter protein …

… protein may function as a natural “nanowire” transferring electrons within the periplasmic
space of Geobacter … of electron acceptors, these proteins contribute to the enhancement of the …

… that all the Geobacter nanowire components play … of protein nanowires for the formation
of thick conductive biofilms as emphasized in this study. Therefore, bacterial nanowire proteins …

… (1) present a model for how protein nanowires contribute to the current production of
Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilms. They state that “In this study, we examined all three nanowires …

… Geobacter nanowires, and what mechanisms control this reduction. We developed a microfluidic
reactor that physically separates Geobacter … length of Geobacter nanowires. Reduction …

… One group in particular, Geobacter bacteria, uses hair-like protein … Geobacter cells also
use the conductive pili to bind and … Interestingly, the Geobacter pili are composed of a single …

… nanowires (concentration), and resistivity was within the lower ranges reported for moderately
doped silicon nanowires. … allows Geobacter pili to function as protein nanowires between …

… The ability of Geobacter T4P to function as protein nanowires contrasts with other metal-reducing
bacteria such as Shewanella species, which secrete soluble flavin mediators to shuttle …