Thermally activated charge transport in microbial protein nanowires
S Lampa-Pastirk, JP Veazey, KA Walsh, GT Feliciano… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens requires the expression of conductive protein
filaments or pili to respire extracellular electron acceptors such as iron oxides and uranium …
filaments or pili to respire extracellular electron acceptors such as iron oxides and uranium …
Structural basis for metallic-like conductivity in microbial nanowires
Direct measurement of multiple physical properties of Geobacter sulfurreducens pili have
demonstrated that they possess metallic-like conductivity, but several studies have …
demonstrated that they possess metallic-like conductivity, but several studies have …
Geobacter sulfurreducens pili support ohmic electronic conduction in aqueous solution
NL Ing, TD Nusca, AI Hochbaum - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens is a model biological catalyst in microbial
electrochemical devices. G. sulfurreducens forms electrically conductive, electrode …
electrochemical devices. G. sulfurreducens forms electrically conductive, electrode …
Microbial nanowires–electron transport and the role of synthetic analogues
Electron transfer is central to cellular life, from photosynthesis to respiration. In the case of
anaerobic respiration, some microbes have extracellular appendages that can be utilised to …
anaerobic respiration, some microbes have extracellular appendages that can be utilised to …
Assessing Possible Mechanisms of Micrometer-Scale Electron Transfer in Heme-Free Geobacter sulfurreducens Pili
X Ru, P Zhang, DN Beratan - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2019 - ACS Publications
The electrically conductive pili of Geobacter sulfurreducens are of both fundamental and
practical interest. They facilitate extracellular and interspecies electron transfer (ET) and also …
practical interest. They facilitate extracellular and interspecies electron transfer (ET) and also …
Microbial nanowires: a new paradigm for biological electron transfer and bioelectronics
NS Malvankar, DR Lovley - ChemSusChem, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery that Geobacter sulfurreducens can produce protein filaments with metallic‐
like conductivity, known as microbial nanowires, that facilitate long‐range electron transport …
like conductivity, known as microbial nanowires, that facilitate long‐range electron transport …
Electronic properties of conductive pili of the metal-reducing bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens probed by scanning tunneling microscopy
The metal-reducing bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens produces conductive protein
appendages known as “pilus nanowires” to transfer electrons to metal oxides and to other …
appendages known as “pilus nanowires” to transfer electrons to metal oxides and to other …
[HTML][HTML] Structure of microbial nanowires reveals stacked hemes that transport electrons over micrometers
Summary Long-range (> 10 μm) transport of electrons along networks of Geobacter
sulfurreducens protein filaments, known as microbial nanowires, has been invoked to …
sulfurreducens protein filaments, known as microbial nanowires, has been invoked to …
Microbial nanowires: type IV pili or cytochrome filaments?
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 …
extracellular filaments in anaerobic bacteria, with Geobacter sulfurreducens being used as a …
Cryo-EM reveals the structural basis of long-range electron transport in a cytochrome-based bacterial nanowire
DJ Filman, SF Marino, JE Ward, L Yang… - Communications …, 2019 - nature.com
Electrically conductive pili from Geobacter species, termed bacterial nanowires, are
intensely studied for their biological significance and potential in the development of new …
intensely studied for their biological significance and potential in the development of new …