Is there a specific ecological niche for electroactive microorganisms?

C Koch, F Harnisch - ChemElectroChem, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The core of primary microbial electrochemical technologies (METs) is the ability of the
electroactive microorganisms to interact with electrodes via extracellular electron transfer …

Electroactive microorganisms in bioelectrochemical systems

BE Logan, R Rossi, A Ragab, PE Saikaly - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
A vast array of microorganisms from all three domains of life can produce electrical current
and transfer electrons to the anodes of different types of bioelectrochemical systems. These …

All ecosystems potentially host electrogenic bacteria

N Chabert, OA Ali, W Achouak - Bioelectrochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Instead of requiring metal catalysts, MFCs utilize bacteria that oxidize organic matter and
either transfer electrons to the anode or take electrons from the cathode. These devices are …

[HTML][HTML] Bioelectrochemical systems and synthetic biology: more power, more products

SM Glaven - Microbial Biotechnology, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Microbial electrochemical technologies (METs) are applications or processes that utilize the
electrochemical interaction of microbes and electrodes (Schroder et al., 2015). It has been …

Microbial electrochemistry and technology: terminology and classification

U Schröder, F Harnisch, LT Angenent - Energy & Environmental …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Microbial electrochemistry is the study and application of interactions between living
microbial cells and electrodes (ie electron conductors, capacitive materials). For a long time …

Weak electricigens: a new avenue for bioelectrochemical research

LE Doyle, E Marsili - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Electroactivity appears to be a phylogenetically diverse trait independent of cell wall
classification, with both Gram-negative and Gram-positive electricigens reported. While …

Microbial electrosynthesis—revisiting the electrical route for microbial production

K Rabaey, RA Rozendal - Nature reviews microbiology, 2010 - nature.com
Microbial electrocatalysis relies on microorganisms as catalysts for reactions occurring at
electrodes. Microbial fuel cells and microbial electrolysis cells are well known in this context; …

Electroactive bacteria—molecular mechanisms and genetic tools

A Sydow, T Krieg, F Mayer, J Schrader… - Applied microbiology and …, 2014 - Springer
In nature, different bacteria have evolved strategies to transfer electrons far beyond the cell
surface. This electron transfer enables the use of these bacteria in bioelectrochemical …

[HTML][HTML] Cultivating electroactive microbes—from field to bench

MO Yee, J Deutzmann, A Spormann… - Nanotechnology, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Electromicrobiology is an emerging field investigating and exploiting the interaction of
microorganisms with insoluble electron donors or acceptors. Some of the most recently …

Overview of electroactive microorganisms and electron transfer mechanisms in microbial electrochemistry

BS Thapa, T Kim, S Pandit, YE Song, YP Afsharian… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Electroactive microorganisms acting as microbial electrocatalysts have intrinsic metabolisms
that mediate a redox potential difference between solid electrodes and microbes, leading to …