Electron transfer is central to cellular life, from photosynthesis to respiration. In the case of
anaerobic respiration, some microbes have extracellular appendages that can be utilised to …

The discovery that Geobacter sulfurreducens can produce protein filaments with metallic‐
like conductivity, known as microbial nanowires, that facilitate long‐range electron transport …

The bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens requires the expression of conductive protein
filaments or pili to respire extracellular electron acceptors such as iron oxides and uranium …

Electrically conductive protein nanowires appear to be widespread in the microbial world
and are a revolutionary “green” material for the fabrication of electronic devices. Electrically …

Electromicrobiology has gained momentum in the last 10 years with advances in microbial
fuel cells and the discovery of microbial nanowires (MNWs). The list of MNW-producing …

Microbial nanowires are electrically conductive extracellular appendages with nanometer
diameters that transport electrons over micrometer distances. The term was first used to …

The filamentous peptide-based nanowires produced by some dissimilatory metal-reducing
bacteria, such as Geobacter sulfurreducens, display excellent natural conductivity. Their …

It was recently discovered that Shewanella oneidensis MR-1, a dissimilatory metal-reducing
bacterium, can grow electrically conductive extracellular appendages. Such bacterial …

Highlights•Metal-like conductivity of nanowires is a novel concept in bio-electron
transport.•Microbial nanowires play a role in multiple forms of extracellular electron …

Direct measurement of multiple physical properties of Geobacter sulfurreducens pili have
demonstrated that they possess metallic-like conductivity, but several studies have …