Structure of Geobacter cytochrome OmcZ identifies mechanism of nanowire assembly and conductivity

Y Gu, MJ Guberman-Pfeffer, V Srikanth, C Shen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
OmcZ nanowires produced by Geobacter species have high electron conductivity (> 30 S
cm− 1). Of 111 cytochromes present in G. sulfurreducens, OmcZ is the only known nanowire …

Modular Engineering Strategy to Redirect Electron Flux into the Electron-Transfer Chain for Enhancing Extracellular Electron Transfer in Shewanella oneidensis

Q Ding, Q Liu, Y Zhang, F Li, H Song - ACS Synthetic Biology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Efficient extracellular electron transfer (EET) of exoelectrogens is critical for practical
applications of various bioelectrochemical systems. However, the low efficiency of electron …

Microbial nanowires with genetically modified peptide ligands to sustainably fabricate electronic sensing devices

Y Lekbach, T Ueki, X Liu, T Woodard, J Yao… - Biosensors and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanowires have substantial potential as the sensor component in electronic sensing
devices. However, surface functionalization of traditional nanowire and nanotube materials …

Deciphering the role of extracellular polymeric substances in the regulation of microbial extracellular electron transfer under low concentrations of tetracycline …

Q Zhu, H Hou, Y Wu, J Hu, B Liu, S Liang, K Xiao… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Low concentrations of antibiotics can regulate the formation of electroactive biofilms,
however, the underlying mechanisms, especially the composition and spatial distribution of …

Potassium channel blocker selectively enriched Geobacter from mixed-cultured electroactive biofilm: Insights from microbial community, functional prediction and …

Q Zhu, J Hu, B Liu, S Liang, K Xiao, W Yu, S Yuan… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effects of electrical signaling disruption induced by adding
tetraethylammonium (TEA, a potassium channel blocker) on the formation of mixed-cultured …

Precision materials: Computational design methods of accurate protein materials

S Wang, AJ Ben-Sasson - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Nature has evolved a vast repertoire of structures and functions based on an ordered,
orchestrated, protein building-blocks assembly. For decades these sophisticated materials …

Electron-pool promotes interfacial electron transfer efficiency between pyrogenic carbon and anodic microbes

D Liang, W He, C Li, G Liu, Z Li, F Wang, Y Yu… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Relying on surface functional groups and graphitized structure, pyrogenic carbon (PC) was
reported to facilitate microbial extracellular electron transfer (EET), which plays a crucial role …

Extracellular electron transfer of weak electricigens in the presence of a competing electron acceptor

K Aiyer, LE Doyle - Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
To maximise microbial electroactivity in bioelectrochemical systems, soluble electron
acceptors are typically omitted as they compete with the electrode. While practical, this …

Genetic manipulation of Desulfovibrio ferrophilus and evaluation of Fe (III) oxide reduction mechanisms

T Ueki, TL Woodard, DR Lovley - Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The sulfate-reducing microbe Desulfovibrio ferrophilus is of interest due to its relatively rare
ability to also grow with Fe (III) oxide as an electron acceptor and its rapid corrosion of …

Microbial fuel cells: exploring electrochemical, biological and applied aspects

K Aiyer, LE Doyle - 2023 - books.rsc.org
Developed as the earliest application of electroactive microorganisms, microbial fuel cells
(MFCs) have been intensively researched over the past two decades. The original goal of …