Engineering extracellular electron transfer pathways of electroactive microorganisms by synthetic biology for energy and chemicals production

J Zhang, F Li, D Liu, Q Liu, H Song - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The excessive consumption of fossil fuels causes massive emission of CO2, leading to
climate deterioration and environmental pollution. The development of substitutes and …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial extracellular electron transfer: a powerful route to the green biosynthesis of inorganic nanomaterials for multifunctional applications

L Zou, F Zhu, Z Long, Y Huang - Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2021 - Springer
Synthesis of inorganic nanomaterials such as metal nanoparticles (MNPs) using various
biological entities as smart nanofactories has emerged as one of the foremost scientific …

Methane production by Methanothrix thermoacetophila via direct interspecies electron transfer with Geobacter metallireducens

J Zhou, JA Smith, M Li, DE Holmes - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Methanothrix is widely distributed in natural and artificial anoxic environments and plays a
major role in global methane emissions. It is one of only two genera that can form methane …

Advances in mechanisms and engineering of electroactive biofilms

Z You, J Li, Y Wang, D Wu, F Li, H Song - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Electroactive biofilms (EABs) are electroactive microorganisms (EAMs) encased in
conductive polymers that are secreted by EAMs and formed by the accumulation and cross …

Effect of exogenous flavins on the microbial corrosion by Geobacter sulfurreducens via iron-to-microbe electron transfer

Y Jin, J Li, M Zhang, B Zheng, D Xu, T Gu… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microbes can cause or accelerate metal corrosion, leading to huge losses in corrosion
damages each year. Geobacter sulfurreducens is a representative electroactive bacterium in …

Biomimetic anode with atomically dispersed iron sites to enhance biotic-abiotic interfacial interaction towards efficient wastewater energy recovery in …

M Yin, B Fu, T Ren, M Wang, X Cao, X Huang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) are promising for future wastewater treatment towards
carbon neutrality. Hemes, as the active centers of outer-membrane c-type cytochromes, play …

Biochar establishing syntrophic partnership between exoelectrogens to facilitate extracellular electron transfer

G Wang, L Chen, Y Xing, C Sun, P Fu, Q Li… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar was regarded as a promising accelerator for extracellular electron transfer (EET),
while the mechanism of biochar facilitating electricity harvest in bioelectrochemical system …

In Situ Tuning the Structure of Geobacter Biofilm for Bioelectricity Enhancement

H Wang, X Jing, K Feng, PL Tremblay… - … & Technology Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Electroactive biofilms show great promise in bioenergy production, bioremediation,
wastewater treatment, and bioelectronics. However, their applicability is impeded by energy …

Recent development in microbial electrochemical technologies: Biofilm formation, regulation, and application in water pollution prevention and control

L Zhou, Y Wu, S Zhang, Y Li, Y Gao, W Zhang… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the higher requirements of energy conservation and carbon emission reduction,
wastewater treatment process is facing unprecedented challenges. Microbial …

Bacterial TANGO2 homologs are heme-trafficking proteins that facilitate biosynthesis of cytochromes c

S Han, K Guo, W Wang, YJ Tao, H Gao - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Heme, an essential molecule for virtually all living organisms, acts primarily as a cofactor in
a large number of proteins. However, how heme is mobilized from the site of synthesis to the …