A wide diversity of microorganisms, typically growing as biofilms, has been implicated in
corrosion, a multi-trillion dollar a year problem. Aerobic microorganisms establish conditions …

Bioelectrocatalysis is an interdisciplinary research field combining biocatalysis and
electrocatalysis via the utilization of materials derived from biological systems as catalysts to …

Extracellular electron transfer by Geobacter species through surface appendages known as
microbial nanowires is important in a range of globally important environmental phenomena …

Harvesting energy from the environment offers the promise of clean power for self-sustained
systems,. Known technologies—such as solar cells, thermoelectric devices and mechanical …

Electroactive microorganisms (EAMs) are ubiquitous in nature and have attracted
considerable attention as they can be used for energy recovery and environmental …

Summary Long-range (> 10 μm) transport of electrons along networks of Geobacter
sulfurreducens protein filaments, known as microbial nanowires, has been invoked to …

Electrons can be transferred from microorganisms to multivalent metal ions that are
associated with minerals and vice versa. As the microbial cell envelope is neither physically …

Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) has biogeochemical significance, and practical
applications that rely on DIET or DIET-based aspects of microbial physiology are growing …

Electroactive microorganisms acting as microbial electrocatalysts have intrinsic metabolisms
that mediate a redox potential difference between solid electrodes and microbes, leading to …

Electrically conductive appendages from the anaerobic bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens
were first observed two decades ago, with genetic and biochemical data suggesting that …