Extracellular reduction of uranium via Geobacter conductive pili as a protective cellular mechanism [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2011 The in situ stimulation of Fe(III) oxide reduction by Geobacter bacteria leads to the concomitant precipitation of hexavalent uranium [U(VI)] from groundwater.
Allison M Speers +2 more
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Structural Basis for the Influence of A1, 5A, and W51W57 Mutations on the Conductivity of the Geobacter sulfurreducens Pili [PDF]
Crystals, 2017 The metallic-like conductivity of the Geobacter sulfurreducens pilus and higher conductivity of its mutants reflected that biological synthesis can be utilized to improve the properties of electrically conductive pili.
Chuanjun Shu, Ke Xiao, Xiao Sun
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Aromatic Amino Acids Required for Pili Conductivity and Long-Range Extracellular Electron Transport in
mBio, 2013 It has been proposed that Geobacter sulfurreducens requires conductive pili for long-range electron transport to Fe(III) oxides and for high-density current production in microbial fuel cells. In order to investigate this further, we constructed a strain
Madeline Vargas +8 more
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Toward peptide-based bioelectronics: reductionist design of conductive pili mimetics. [PDF]
Bioelectron Med (Lond), 2018 Proteins and peptides possess inherent properties which can benefit medical devices that interact with electro-responsive tissues. However, proteinaceous materials are typically electrically insulating and hence are not suitable to be utilized as ...
Guterman T, Gazit E.
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Electrically conductive pili from pilin genes of phylogenetically diverse microorganisms. [PDF]
ISME J, 2018 Abstract The possibility that bacteria other than Geobacter species might contain genes for electrically conductive pili (e-pili) was investigated by heterologously expressing pilin genes of interest in Geobacter sulfurreducens. Strains of G.
Walker DJ +6 more
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Type IV Pili-Independent Photocurrent Production by the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Biophotovoltaic devices utilize photosynthetic organisms such as the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (Synechocystis) to generate current for power or hydrogen production from light.
Miyuki A. Thirumurthy +13 more
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The Low Conductivity of Geobacter uraniireducens Pili Suggests a Diversity of Extracellular Electron Transfer Mechanisms in the Genus Geobacter [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 Studies on the mechanisms for extracellular electron transfer in Geobacter species have primarily focused on Geobacter sulfurreducens, but the poor conservation of genes for some electron transfer components within the Geobacter genus suggests that there
DR Lovley (14857708) +10 more
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Electromicrobiology: Electron Transfer via Biowires in Nature and Practical Applications [PDF]
BIO Web of Conferences, 2016 One of the most exciting developments in the field of electromicrobiology has been the discovery of electrically conductive pili (e-pili) in Geobacter species that transport electrons with a metallic-like mechanism.
Lovley Derek
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Correction: Corrigendum: Mechanistic stratification in electroactive biofilms of Geobacter sulfurreducens mediated by pilus nanowires [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2017 Nature Communications 7: Artilce number: 12217 (2016); Published 2 August 2016; Updated 28 April 2017 Two previous studies (Vargas et al. 2013, Liu et al.
Rebecca J. Steidl +2 more
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The Archaellum of
mBio, 2019 Microbially produced electrically conductive protein filaments are of interest because they can function as conduits for long-range biological electron transfer. They also show promise as sustainably produced electronic materials.
David J. F. Walker +5 more
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