Polymicrobial interaction and biofilms between Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: an underestimated concern in food safety

Z Xu, J Xie, T Soteyome, BM Peters, ME Shirtliff… - Current opinion in food …, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Interaction and biofilm between S. aureus and P. aeruginosa are underestimated
in food safety.•S. aureus and P. aeruginosa dual-biofilms are more complicated than …

Structure of Geobacter pili reveals secretory rather than nanowire behaviour

Y Gu, V Srikanth, AI Salazar-Morales, R Jain… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Extracellular electron transfer by Geobacter species through surface appendages known as
microbial nanowires is important in a range of globally important environmental phenomena …

Microbial nanowires–electron transport and the role of synthetic analogues

RCG Creasey, AB Mostert, TAH Nguyen, B Virdis… - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Biodegradation of metal complex Naphthol Green B and formation of iron–sulfur nanoparticles by marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp CF10-13

S Cheng, N Li, L Jiang, Y Li, B Xu, W Zhou - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment of metal complex dye wastewater has attracted growing attention due to
the degradation-resistant, high cost and potential hazards of current techniques. This study …

Harnessing the power of microbial nanowires

G Reguera - Microbial biotechnology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The reduction of iron oxide minerals and uranium in model metal reducers in the genus
Geobacter is mediated by conductive pili composed primarily of a structurally divergent pilin …

Energetics, electron uptake mechanisms and limitations of electroautotrophs growing on biocathodes–A review

D Massazza, AJ Robledo, CNR Simón… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Electroautotrophs are microorganisms that can take the electrons needed for energy
generation, CO 2 fixation and other metabolic reactions from a polarized electrode. They …

Anaerobic bacterial responses to carbonaceous materials and implications for contaminant transformation: Cellular, metabolic, and community level findings

AM Redwan, K Millerick - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbonaceous materials (CM) enhance the abundance and activity of bacteria capable of
persistent organic (micro) pollutant (POP) degradation. This review synthesizes anaerobic …

Redox conduction in biofilms: From respiration to living electronics

LA Zacharoff, MY El-Naggar - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent studies of electrochemically active bacteria paint a mechanistic picture where
multistep hopping of electrons can be driven by redox gradients, allowing electron …

The functional mechanisms and application of electron shuttles in extracellular electron transfer

B Huang, S Gao, Z Xu, H He, X Pan - Current microbiology, 2018 - Springer
Electron shuttles extensively exist in various environments. Some kinds of organic
substances can be applied by microorganisms to produce electrons, and then the electrons …

Electrical conductivity, selective adhesion, and biocompatibility in bacteria‐inspired peptide–metal self‐supporting nanocomposites

T Guterman, NL Ing, S Fleischer, P Rehak… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial type IV pili (T4P) are polymeric protein nanofibers that have diverse biological
roles. Their unique physicochemical properties mark them as a candidate biomaterial for …