Information Transmission through Biotic–Abiotic Interfaces to Restore or Enhance Human Function

AR Kelly, DJ Glover - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2024 - ACS Publications
Advancements in reliable information transfer across biotic–abiotic interfaces have enabled
the restoration of lost human function. For example, communication between neuronal cells …

Electrotrophic perchlorate reduction by a psychrotolerant acidophile isolated from an acid rock drainage in Antarctica

F Torres-Rojas, P Hernández, IT Vargas… - Bioelectrochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
A new extremophilic isolate (USS-CCA7) was obtained from an acidic environment (pH∼
3.2) in Antarctica phylogenetically related to Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans; its electrotrophic …

[HTML][HTML] Physiologic, Genomic, and Electrochemical Characterization of Two Heterotrophic Marine Sediment Microbes from the Idiomarina Genus

J Vinales, J Sackett, L Trutschel, W Amir, C Norman… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Extracellular electron transfer (EET), the process that allows microbes to exchange electrons
in a redox capacity with solid interfaces such as minerals or electrodes, has been …

[HTML][HTML] MmcA is an electron conduit that facilitates both intracellular and extracellular electron transport in Methanosarcina acetivorans

D Gupta, K Chen, SJ Elliott, DD Nayak - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Methanogens are a diverse group of Archaea that obligately couple energy conservation to
the production of methane. Some methanogens encode alternate pathways for energy …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-Scale Mutational Analysis of Cathode-Oxidizing Thioclava electrotropha ElOx9T

JD Sackett, N Kamble, E Leach, T Schuelke… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Extracellular electron transfer (EET)–the process by which microorganisms transfer
electrons across their membrane (s) to/from solid-phase materials–has implications for a …

Discovery of extracellular electron uptake by the lactic acid bacterium Lactiplantibacillus plantarum

S Tejedor-Sanz, S Li, B Kundu, C Ajo-Franklin - 2022 - researchsquare.com
Microorganisms utilize different electron donors and acceptors to gain energy from redox
reactions. A subset of microorganisms that perform respiration can endogenously utilize …

[PDF][PDF] Efficiency estimates for electromicrobial production of branched-chain hydrocarbons

TJ Sheppard, DA Specht, B Barstow - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
In electromicrobial production (EMP), electricity is used as microbial energy to produce
complex molecules starting from simple compounds like CO 2. The aviation industry …

Charting a narrow course for direct electron uptake-facilitated electromicrobial production

AJ Abel, JD Adams, JM Hilzinger, AP Arkin - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Electromicrobial production (EMP) processes based on CO2-fixing microbes that directly
accept electrons from a cathode have received significant attention in the past decade …

Microbial Electrosynthesis in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1

KC Ford - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 is a model electroactive bacterium that has been extensively
studied for both foundational mechanisms and biotechnology. Despite this, the extent and …

Energetic constraints of metal-reducing bacteria as biocatalysts for microbial electrosynthesis

S Miller, KC Ford, MCG Cross, MA TerAvest - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Background As outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, we need to
approach global net zero CO 2 emissions by approximately 2050 to prevent warming …