The Archaellum of Methanospirillum hungatei is Electrically Conductive
D. J. F. Walker, E. Martz, D. E. Holmes, Z. Zhou, S. S. Nonnenmann, D. R. Lovley
The paper demonstrates that the archaellum of Methanospirillum hungatei is electrically conductive, identifying a core of phenylalanines as a potential electron-conducting pathway.
bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2018Microbiology