This review summarizes the current knowledge on essential vitamins B1, B2, B3, and B5.
These B-complex vitamins must be taken from diet, with the exception of vitamin B3, that can …

This article represents an overview on microbial production of vitamin B2 (riboflavin) with
detailed characterization of the riboflavin-producing microorganisms and its biosynthesis …

Advances in synthetic biology enable microbial hosts to synthesize valuable natural
products in an efficient, cost-competitive and safe manner. However, current engineering …

The human gut microbiota supplies its host with essential nutrients, including B-vitamins.
Using the PubSEED platform, we systematically assessed the genomes of 256 common …

Carbon steel MIC (microbiologically influenced corrosion) and copper MIC by Desulfovibrio
vulgaris (a sulfate reducing bacterium) were shown to behave very differently. Carbon steel …

Electroactive biofilms (EABs) are electroactive microorganisms (EAMs) encased in
conductive polymers that are secreted by EAMs and formed by the accumulation and cross …

Flavins regulate the rate and direction of extracellular electron transfer (EET) in Shewanella
oneidensis. However, low concentration of endogenously secreted flavins by the wild-type …

Abstract The genus Shewanella contains Gram negative γ-proteobacteria capable of
reducing a wide range of substrates, including insoluble metals and carbon electrodes. The …

Riboflavin (RF) and its active forms, the cofactors flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and flavin
adenine dinucleotide (FAD), have been extensively used in the food, feed and …

Highlights•Industrially produced B vitamins are widely used in feed, food, cosmetics and
pharma.•Most B vitamins are produced by chemical synthesis in a non-sustainable …