Beneficial applications of biofilms

LA Philipp, K Bühler, R Ulber, J Gescher - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
Many microorganisms live in the form of a biofilm. Although they are feared in the medical
sector, biofilms that are composed of non-pathogenic organisms can be highly beneficial in …

Engineering extracellular electron transfer pathways of electroactive microorganisms by synthetic biology for energy and chemicals production

J Zhang, F Li, D Liu, Q Liu, H Song - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The excessive consumption of fossil fuels causes massive emission of CO2, leading to
climate deterioration and environmental pollution. The development of substitutes and …

Cryo-EM structure of an extracellular Geobacter OmcE cytochrome filament reveals tetrahaem packing

F Wang, K Mustafa, V Suciu, K Joshi, CH Chan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Electrically conductive appendages from the anaerobic bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens
were first observed two decades ago, with genetic and biochemical data suggesting that …

Accelerated Microbial Corrosion by Magnetite and Electrically Conductive Pili through Direct Fe0‐to‐Microbe Electron Transfer

Y Jin, E Zhou, T Ueki, D Zhang, Y Fan, D Xu… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrobiocorrosion, the process in which microbes extract electrons from metallic iron (Fe0)
through direct Fe0‐microbe electrical connections, is thought to contribute to the costly …

Microbial nanowires: type IV pili or cytochrome filaments?

F Wang, L Craig, X Liu, C Rensing, EH Egelman - Trends in microbiology, 2023 - cell.com
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 …

Electrotrophy: other microbial species, iron, and electrodes as electron donors for microbial respirations

DR Lovley - Bioresource technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrotrophy, the growth of microbes on extracellular electron donors, drives important
biogeochemical cycles and has practical applications. Studies of Fe (II)-based electrotrophy …

Extracellular electron transfer and the conductivity in microbial aggregates during biochemical wastewater treatment: A bottom-up analysis of existing knowledge

Y Gu, X Qi, X Yang, Y Jiang, P Liu, X Quan, P Liang - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial extracellular electron transfer (EET) plays a crucial role in bioenergy production
and resource recovery from wastewater. Interdisciplinary efforts have been made to unveil …

Contribution of configurations, electrode and membrane materials, electron transfer mechanisms, and cost of components on the current and future development of …

F Borja-Maldonado, MÁL Zavala - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are a technology that can be applied to both the wastewater
treatment and bioenergy generation. This work discusses the contribution of improvements …

Microbial nanowires for sustainable electronics

MJ Guberman-Pfeffer, NM Dorval Courchesne… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Microbial protein nanowires are emerging as an alternative to abiotic nanowires for
electronics applications. Microbial nanowires are sustainably produced, robust, non-toxic …

Dissecting the Structural and Conductive Functions of Nanowires in Geobacter sulfurreducens Electroactive Biofilms

Y Ye, X Liu, KH Nealson, C Rensing, S Qin, S Zhou - MBio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Conductive nanowires are thought to contribute to long-range electron transfer (LET) in
Geobacter sulfurreducens anode biofilms. Three types of nanowires have been identified …