The interplay of microbially mediated and abiotic reactions in the biogeochemical Fe cycle

ED Melton, ED Swanner, S Behrens… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
Many iron (Fe) redox processes that were previously assumed to be purely abiotic, such as
photochemical Fe reactions, are now known to also be microbially mediated. Owing to this …

Geobacter: the microbe electric's physiology, ecology, and practical applications

DR Lovley, T Ueki, T Zhang, NS Malvankar… - Advances in microbial …, 2011 - Elsevier
Geobacter species specialize in making electrical contacts with extracellular electron
acceptors and other organisms. This permits Geobacter species to fill important niches in a …

[HTML][HTML] Structure of microbial nanowires reveals stacked hemes that transport electrons over micrometers

F Wang, Y Gu, JP O'Brien, MY Sophia, SE Yalcin… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Summary Long-range (> 10 μm) transport of electrons along networks of Geobacter
sulfurreducens protein filaments, known as microbial nanowires, has been invoked to …

Leachate leakage enhances the microbial diversity and richness but decreases Proteobacteria and weakens stable microbial ecosystem in landfill groundwater

H Sha, Z Liu, Y Sun, Y Wang, X Wang, J Zheng, Y Ma… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Sanitary landfill is the most prevalent and economic method for municipal solid waste
disposal, and the resultant groundwater pollution has become an environmental problem …

Electroactive bacteria—molecular mechanisms and genetic tools

A Sydow, T Krieg, F Mayer, J Schrader… - Applied microbiology and …, 2014 - Springer
In nature, different bacteria have evolved strategies to transfer electrons far beyond the cell
surface. This electron transfer enables the use of these bacteria in bioelectrochemical …

Cyclic voltammetry of biofilms of wild type and mutant Geobacter sulfurreducens on fuel cell anodes indicates possible roles of OmcB, OmcZ, type IV pili, and protons …

H Richter, KP Nevin, H Jia, DA Lowy… - Energy & …, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
Geobacteracea are distinct for their ability to reduce insoluble oxidants including minerals
and electrodes without apparent reliance on soluble extracellular electron transfer (ET) …

Microbial ecology meets electrochemistry: electricity-driven and driving communities

K Rabaey, J Rodríguez, LL Blackall, J Keller… - The ISME …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Bio-electrochemical systems (BESs) have recently emerged as an exciting technology. In a
BES, bacteria interact with electrodes using electrons, which are either removed or supplied …

[HTML][HTML] Exocellular electron transfer in anaerobic microbial communities

AJM Stams, FAM De Bok, CM Plugge… - Environmental …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Exocellular electron transfer plays an important role in anaerobic microbial communities that
degrade organic matter. Interspecies hydrogen transfer between microorganisms is the …

Performance improvement of microbial fuel cell (MFC) using suitable electrode and Bioengineered organisms: A review

P Choudhury, US Prasad Uday… - …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
There is an urgent need to find an environment friendly and sustainable technology for
alternative energy due to rapid depletion of fossil fuel and industrialization. Microbial Fuel …

Microarray and genetic analysis of electron transfer to electrodes in Geobacter sulfurreducens

DE Holmes, SK Chaudhuri, KP Nevin… - Environmental …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Whole‐genome analysis of gene expression in Geobacter sulfurreducens revealed 474
genes with transcript levels that were significantly different during growth with an electrode …