… , SJ (2017) Significance of a posttranslational modification of the PilA protein of Geobacter
sulfurreducens for surface attachment, biofilm formation, and growth on insoluble extracellular …

… enhanced growth of PilA-deficient mutants in electron donor … a wide range of insoluble
electron acceptors such as Fe(III) … important site of posttranslational modification similar to that …

… we show that Geobacter sulfurreducens binds PilA-N to PilA-C … as the sole electron acceptors
11 . These conditions require … sulfurreducens filaments may extend outside the cell surface …

… Despite an extreme importance, no clear identification of the … that another non-PilA protein
might be attached to PilA that is … We use a soluble electron acceptor to avoid any possible …

… studied biofilm formation in the medium containing fumarate, a standard electron acceptor
… Fumarate and Fe(III) (as a soluble citrate or solid oxide) are two conditions that have already …

… surface charge and hydrophobicity in biofilm formation by G. … provided a secondary electron
donor for biofilm growth. This … in this study, Geobacter sulfurreducens PCA (ATCC 51573), …

… enriched from Geobacter sulfurreducens membranes (90) led … as the electron acceptor (97),
while the other used insoluble Fe(… Mutation of aromatic amino acids within the PilA-N protein …

… -FTIR spectra of biofilms showed that relative amounts of proteins (… the growth allowed for
significantly higher biofilm surface … The biofilm formed was characterized by generally high rate …

… for Escherichia coli biofilm formation. Their work offered insight into the spatial regulation of
… IV pili in Geobacter sulfurreducens. MALDI MS revealed a posttranslational modification of …

… diminished surface area of the electrode by biofilm formation. … electroactive bacterium
Geobacter sulfurreducens to grow on … presence of acetate as an electron donor. The value of the …