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 …

Microbial reduction and resistance to selenium: mechanisms, applications and prospects

D Wang, C Rensing, S Zheng - Journal of hazardous materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Selenium is an essential trace element for humans, animals and microorganisms. Microbial
transformations, in particular, selenium dissimilatory reduction and bioremediation …

Extracellular electron transfer and the conductivity in microbial aggregates during biochemical wastewater treatment: A bottom-up analysis of existing knowledge

Y Gu, X Qi, X Yang, Y Jiang, P Liu, X Quan, P Liang - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial extracellular electron transfer (EET) plays a crucial role in bioenergy production
and resource recovery from wastewater. Interdisciplinary efforts have been made to unveil …

Living electrochemical biosensing: engineered electroactive bacteria for biosensor development and the emerging trends

J Zhu, B Wang, Y Zhang, T Wei, T Gao - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2023 - Elsevier
Bioelectrical interfaces made of living electroactive bacteria (EAB) provide a unique
opportunity to bridge biotic and abiotic systems, enabling the reprogramming of …

[HTML][HTML] Corrosion of aluminum alloy 7075 induced by marine Aspergillus terreus with continued organic carbon starvation

Y Zhang, J He, L Zheng, Z Jin, H Liu, L Liu… - npj Materials …, 2022 - nature.com
The corrosion of aluminum alloys (AA) caused by fungi has been considered as the typical
reason causing the failure of aviation materials, but its corrosion mechanism is still unclear …

[HTML][HTML] Respiration-induced biofilm formation as a driver for bacterial niche colonization

AJ Martín-Rodríguez - Trends in Microbiology, 2023 - cell.com
Depending on their physiology and metabolism, bacteria can carry out diverse redox
processes for energy acquisition, which facilitates adaptation to environmental or host …

Cellular sentience as the primary source of biological order and evolution

F Baluška, AS Reber, WB Miller Jr - Biosystems, 2022 - Elsevier
All life is cellular, starting some 4 billion years ago with the emergence of the first cells. In
order to survive their early evolution in the face of an extremely challenging environment, the …

Recent advances in enrichment, isolation, and bio-electrochemical activity evaluation of exoelectrogenic microorganisms

B Zhang, S Shi, R Tang, C Qiao, M Yang, Z You… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Exoelectrogenic microorganisms (EEMs) catalyzed the conversion of chemical energy to
electrical energy via extracellular electron transfer (EET) mechanisms, which underlay …

On the fundamentals of quantum rate theory and the long-range electron transport in respiratory chains

PR Bueno - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
It has been shown that both the electron-transfer rate constant of an electrochemical reaction
and the conductance quantum are correlated with the concept of quantum capacitance. This …

Electroactive microorganism-assisted remediation of groundwater contamination: Advances and challenges

H Feng, W Yang, Y Zhang, Y Ding, L Chen… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Groundwater contamination has become increasingly prominent; therefore, the development
of efficient remediation technology is crucial for improving groundwater quality …