Water evaporation-induced electricity with Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilms. [PDF]
Sci Adv, 2022 Water evaporation–induced electricity generators (WEGs) have recently attracted extensive research attention as an emerging renewable energy–harvesting technology that harvests electricity directly from water evaporation. However, the low power output, limited available material, complicated fabrication process, and extremely high cost ...
Hu Q, Ma Y, Ren G, Zhang B, Zhou S.
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Biomineralization of Cu<sub>2</sub>S Nanoparticles by Geobacter sulfurreducens. [PDF]
Appl Environ Microbiol, 2020 Dissimilatory metal-reducing bacteria are ubiquitous in soils and aquifers and are known to utilize a wide range of metals as terminal electron acceptors. These transformations play an important role in the biogeochemical cycling of metals in pristine and contaminated environments and can be harnessed for bioremediation and metal ...
Kimber RL +6 more
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Syntrophic Growth of Geobacter sulfurreducens Accelerates Anaerobic Denitrification [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Nitrate is considered as a contamination since it’s over discharging to water incurs environmental problems. However, nitrate is an ideal electron sink for anaerobic pollutant degraders desiring electron acceptors due to the high redox potential ...
Yuxuan Wan +6 more
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Biochemical characterization and mercury methylation capacity of Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilms grown in media containing iron hydroxide or fumarate [PDF]
Biofilm, 2023 Geobacter species are common in iron-rich environments and can contribute to formation of methylmercury (MeHg), a neurotoxic compound with high bioaccumulation potential formed as a result of bacterial and archaeal physiological activity.
Elena Yunda +3 more
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Reduction Kinetic of Water Soluble Metal Salts by Geobacter sulfurreducens: Fe2+/Hemes Stabilize and Regulate Electron Flux Rates [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Geobacter sulfurreducens is a widely applied microorganism for the reduction of toxic metal salts, as an electron source for bioelectrochemical devices, and as a reagent for the synthesis of nanoparticles.
Maksym Karamash +6 more
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Carboxydotrophic growth of Geobacter sulfurreducens [PDF]
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2016 This study shows that Geobacter sulfurreducensgrows on carbon monoxide (CO) as electron donor with fumarateas electron acceptor. Geobacter sulfurreducens wastolerant to high CO levels, with up to 150 kPa in the headspacetested.
Geelhoed, J. +2 more
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Microbial Reduction of Antimony(V)-Bearing Ferrihydrite by Geobacter sulfurreducens. [PDF]
Appl Environ Microbiol, 2023 Antimony is an emerging contaminant that shares chemical characteristics with arsenic. Metal-reducing bacteria (such as Geobacter sulfurreducens ) can cause the mobilization of arsenic from Fe(III) minerals under anaerobic conditions, causing widespread contamination of aquifers worldwide.
Xie J +5 more
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Key Enzymes for Anaerobic Lactate Metabolism in Geobacter sulfurreducens. [PDF]
Appl Environ Microbiol, 2021 Lactate is a microbial fermentation product as well as a source of carbon and electrons for microorganisms in the environment. Furthermore, lactate is a common amendment for stimulation of microbial growth in environmental biotechnology applications.
Ueki T.
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Direct Observation of Electrically Conductive Pili Emanating from
mBio, 2021 Geobacter sulfurreducens is a model microbe for elucidating the mechanisms for extracellular electron transfer in several biogeochemical cycles, bioelectrochemical applications, and microbial metal corrosion.
Xinying Liu +4 more
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Dissecting the Structural and Conductive Functions of Nanowires in Geobacter sulfurreducens Electroactive Biofilms [PDF]
mBio, 2022 Conductive nanowires are thought to contribute to long-range electron transfer (LET) in Geobacter sulfurreducens anode biofilms. Three types of nanowires have been identified: pili, OmcS, and OmcZ.
Yin Ye +5 more
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