Biogeochemical impacts of fish farming on coastal sediments: Insights into the functional role of cable bacteria [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Fish farming in sea cages is a growing component of the global food industry. A prominent ecosystem impact of this industry is the increase in the downward flux of organic matter, which stimulates anaerobic mineralization and sulfide production in ...
Diana Vasquez-Cardenas +11 more
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A novel cable bacteria species with a distinct morphology and genomic potential [PDF]
Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyCable bacteria form a group of multicellular prokaryotes that enable electron transfer over centimeter-scale distances within marine and freshwater sediments. To this end, the periplasm of these filamentous bacteria contains specialized conductive fibers,
Anwar Hiralal +10 more
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Mineral formation induced by cable bacteria performing long-distance electron transport in marine sediments [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2019 Cable bacteria are multicellular, filamentous microorganisms that are capable of transporting electrons over centimeter-scale distances. Although recently discovered, these bacteria appear to be widely present in the seafloor, and when active they exert ...
N. M. J. Geerlings +6 more
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Cable Bacteria Activity Modulates Arsenic Release From Sediments in a Seasonally Hypoxic Marine Basin [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Eutrophication and global change are increasing the occurrence of seasonal hypoxia (bottom-water oxygen concentration <63 μM) in coastal systems worldwide.
Sebastiaan J. van de Velde +6 more
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Effect of salinity on cable bacteria species composition and diversity. [PDF]
Environ Microbiol, 2021 Summary Cable bacteria (CB) are Desulfobulbaceae that couple sulphide oxidation to oxygen reduction over centimetre distances by mediating electric currents.
Dam AS +4 more
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Towards bioprocess engineering of cable bacteria: Establishment of a synthetic sediment [PDF]
MicrobiologyOpenCable bacteria, characterized by their multicellular filamentous growth, are prevalent in both freshwater and marine sediments. They possess the unique ability to transport electrons over distances of centimeters.
Judith Stiefelmaier +3 more
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Inducing the attachment of cable bacteria on oxidizing electrodes [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2020 Cable bacteria (CB) are multicellular, filamentous bacteria within the family of Desulfobulbaceae that transfer electrons longitudinally from cell to cell to couple sulfide oxidation and oxygen reduction in surficial aquatic sediments.
C. Li, C. E. Reimers, Y. Alleau
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Cell Cycle, Filament Growth and Synchronized Cell Division in Multicellular Cable Bacteria [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Cable bacteria are multicellular, Gram-negative filamentous bacteria that display a unique division of metabolic labor between cells. Cells in deeper sediment layers are oxidizing sulfide, while cells in the surface layers of the sediment are reducing ...
Nicole M. J. Geerlings +9 more
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Comparison of cable bacteria genera reveals details of their conduction machinery [PDF]
EMBO ReportsCable bacteria are centimeter-long multicellular bacteria conducting electricity through periplasmic conductive fibers (PCFs). Using single-strain enrichments of the genera Electrothrix and Electronema we systematically investigate variations and ...
Leonid Digel +17 more
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Charge Injection and Interfiber Electrical Conduction in Cable Bacteria. [PDF]
ACS Appl Mater InterfacesACS applied materials & interfaces acsami.6c01506 (2026).
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