Engineering wired life: synthetic biology for electroactive bacteria
LJ Bird, BB Kundu, T Tschirhart, AD Corts… - ACS Synthetic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Electroactive bacteria produce or consume electrical current by moving electrons to and
from extracellular acceptors and donors. This specialized process, known as extracellular …
from extracellular acceptors and donors. This specialized process, known as extracellular …
Microbial electrolysis cells for the production of biohydrogen in dark fermentation–a review
To assess biohydrogen for future green energy, this review revisited dark fermentation and
microbial electrolysis cells (MECs). Hydrogen evolution rate in mesophilic dark fermentation …
microbial electrolysis cells (MECs). Hydrogen evolution rate in mesophilic dark fermentation …
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 …
[HTML][HTML] Microbial biofilms as living photoconductors due to ultrafast electron transfer in cytochrome OmcS nanowires
J Neu, CC Shipps, MJ Guberman-Pfeffer… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Light-induced microbial electron transfer has potential for efficient production of value-added
chemicals, biofuels and biodegradable materials owing to diversified metabolic pathways …
chemicals, biofuels and biodegradable materials owing to diversified metabolic pathways …
A 300-fold conductivity increase in microbial cytochrome nanowires due to temperature-induced restructuring of hydrogen bonding networks
Although proteins are considered as nonconductors that transfer electrons only up to 1 to 2
nanometers via tunneling, Geobacter sulfurreducens transports respiratory electrons over …
nanometers via tunneling, Geobacter sulfurreducens transports respiratory electrons over …
Cytochromes in Extracellular Electron Transfer in Geobacter
T Ueki - Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Extracellular electron transfer (EET) is an important biological process in microbial
physiology as found in dissimilatory metal oxidation/reduction and interspecies electron …
physiology as found in dissimilatory metal oxidation/reduction and interspecies electron …
[HTML][HTML] Protein nanowires with tunable functionality and programmable self-assembly using sequence-controlled synthesis
DM Shapiro, G Mandava, SE Yalcin… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Advances in synthetic biology permit the genetic encoding of synthetic chemistries at
monomeric precision, enabling the synthesis of programmable proteins with tunable …
monomeric precision, enabling the synthesis of programmable proteins with tunable …
Two key Geobacter species of wastewater-enriched electroactive biofilm respond differently to electric field
Electroactive biofilms have attracted increasing attention due to their unique ability to
exchange electrons with electrodes. Geobacter spp. are widely found to be dominant in …
exchange electrons with electrodes. Geobacter spp. are widely found to be dominant in …
Direct Observation of Electrically Conductive Pili Emanating from Geobacter sulfurreducens
Geobacter sulfurreducens is a model microbe for elucidating the mechanisms for
extracellular electron transfer in several biogeochemical cycles, bioelectrochemical …
extracellular electron transfer in several biogeochemical cycles, bioelectrochemical …
Extracellular electron transfer and the conductivity in microbial aggregates during biochemical wastewater treatment: A bottom-up analysis of existing knowledge
Microbial extracellular electron transfer (EET) plays a crucial role in bioenergy production
and resource recovery from wastewater. Interdisciplinary efforts have been made to unveil …
and resource recovery from wastewater. Interdisciplinary efforts have been made to unveil …