Novel imaging approaches have recently helped to clarify the properties of 'microbial
nanowires'. G eobacter sulfurreducens pili are actual wires. They possess metallic‐like …

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 …

Microbial nanowires are electrically conductive extracellular appendages with nanometer
diameters that transport electrons over micrometer distances. The term was first used to …

The discovery that Geobacter sulfurreducens can produce protein filaments with metallic‐
like conductivity, known as microbial nanowires, that facilitate long‐range electron transport …

The discovery of bacterial conductive structures, termed nanowires, has intrigued scientists
for almost a decade. Nanowires enable bacteria to transfer electrons over micrometer …

Electrically conductive pili from Geobacter species, termed bacterial nanowires, are
intensely studied for their biological significance and potential in the development of new …

Electrically conductive protein nanowires appear to be widespread in the microbial world
and are a revolutionary “green” material for the fabrication of electronic devices. Electrically …

Extracellular electron transfer via filamentous protein appendages called 'microbial
nanowires' has long been studied in Geobacter and other bacteria because of their crucial …

Direct measurement of multiple physical properties of Geobacter sulfurreducens pili have
demonstrated that they possess metallic-like conductivity, but several studies have …

Summary Long-range (> 10 μm) transport of electrons along networks of Geobacter
sulfurreducens protein filaments, known as microbial nanowires, has been invoked to …