Plugging in or Going Wireless: Strategies for Interspecies Electron Transfer [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2014 Interspecies exchange of electrons enables a diversity of microbial communities to gain energy from reactions that no one microbe can catalyze. The first recognized strategies for interspecies electron transfer were those that relied on chemical ...
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The Role of Exopolysaccharides in Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) is an effective mechanism for microbial species to exchange electrons cooperatively during syntrophic metabolism. It is generally accepted that DIET is mainly mediated by electrically conductive pili and outer
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Mechanisms for Electron Uptake by Methanosarcina acetivorans during Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer [PDF]
mBio, 2021 The conversion of organic matter to methane plays an important role in the global carbon cycle and is an effective strategy for converting wastes to a useful biofuel.
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Promoting interspecies electron transfer with biochar. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2014 Biochar, a charcoal-like product of the incomplete combustion of organic materials, is an increasingly popular soil amendment designed to improve soil fertility.
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Syntrophic Growth via Quinone-Mediated Interspecies Electron Transfer [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015 The mechanisms by which microbial species exchange electrons are of interest because interspecies electron transfer can expand the metabolic capabilities of microbial communities.
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Syntrophic anaerobic photosynthesis via direct interspecies electron transfer [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2017 Direct interspecies electron transfer has been shown in methane-producing communities, but it is unknown how widespread this mechanism is. Here, Haet al.
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Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer Mediated by Graphene Oxide-Based Materials [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Conductive materials are known to promote direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) by electrically bridging microbial cells. Previous studies have suggested that supplementation of graphene oxide (GO) based materials, including GO, and reduced GO ...
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Sparking Anaerobic Digestion: Promoting Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer to Enhance Methane Production [PDF]
iScience, 2020 Anaerobic digestion was one of the first bioenergy strategies developed, yet the interactions of the microbial community that is responsible for the production of methane are still poorly understood. For example, it has only recently been recognized that
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Potential for Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer in Methanogenic Wastewater Digester Aggregates [PDF]
mBio, 2011 Mechanisms for electron transfer within microbial aggregates derived from an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor converting brewery waste to methane were investigated in order to better understand the function of methanogenic consortia.
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Detrimental impact of the Geobacter metallireducens type VI secretion system on direct interspecies electron transfer [PDF]
Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) is important in anaerobic communities of environmental and practical significance. Other than the need for close physical contact for electrical connections, the interactions of DIET partners are poorly ...
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