Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation

This study compares the microbial reduction of geogenic and synthetic goethite and hematite by Shewanella putrefaciens CN2, finding higher Fe(II) production from goethite than hematite and geogenic over synthetic oxides.

The paper surveys MHC diversity in Desulfuromonadia using bioinformatics and AlphaFold2, revealing many uncharacterized cytochromes with potential biotechnological applications.

This study evaluates the performance of three electrode materials during shutdowns in microbial electrochemical systems for electromethanogenesis, finding that nickel cathodes show the fastest recovery.

This study identifies genomic adaptations in Methanococcus maripaludis Mic1c10 that enable corrosive behavior on constructed surfaces through a [NiFe]-hydrogenase linked to Fe0 electron transfer.

This paper demonstrates that fibroblast cells can generate electrical current in bio-electrochemical cells, with higher output than microorganisms, and identifies NADH, flavins, and redox species in the cultivation medium as key contributors.

This paper demonstrates a biofilm-based microbial cathode system achieving high productivity in CO2 reduction to carboxylic acids, with record-breaking current and productivity densities.

This study investigates the role of protein flavinylation in bacterial extracytosolic electron transfer by analyzing genomic, structural, and biochemical data.

This study functionalises Kombucha cellulose mats with graphene and zeolite to create electroactive materials that respond to mechanical stimuli with spiking patterns, enabling biosensing applications.

This study shows that reducing exopolysaccharide production in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 increases photocurrent by fourfold, suggesting indirect extracellular electron transfer via a diffusible mediator.

This paper identifies a generalizable mechanism for biological oxidation of phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA) by studying the electron transport chain in Citrobacter portucalensis MBL.

The paper isolates a facultative anaerobic electrogenic strain Klebsiella sp. SQ-1 and demonstrates its high current density and power density in microbial fuel cells.

This study identifies ArdAB as the acrylate reductase in Shewanella woodyi, responsible for anaerobic respiration using acrylate as a terminal electron acceptor.

This study expresses Geobacter sulfurreducens OmcS cytochrome filaments in Shewanella oneidensis, demonstrating their surface localization and potential for nanowire production for electronic applications.

The paper demonstrates that E. coli biofilms exhibit negative capacitance at low frequencies in electrical impedance spectroscopy, similar to neuronal behavior, and links this to voltage-gated potassium channels.

The paper develops a living bioelectronic sensor using engineered E. coli to detect contaminants in real-time with high sensitivity.

This study identifies key residues in MtrA that influence extracellular electron transfer by systematically inserting peptides and analyzing their impact on respiration efficiency.

The paper develops an R-based method to quantitatively analyze biofilm thickness using confocal laser scanning microscopy, showing a positive correlation between current density and biofilm thickness in microbial fuel cells.

The paper identifies five genes essential for electron uptake from a cathode in Shewanella oneidensis, highlighting a distinct role in electron uptake compared to donation.

The paper models electromicrobial production systems to predict efficiency gains and reactor design requirements for converting electricity to biofuel.

The paper demonstrates the use of transcriptional logic gates to control extracellular electron transfer in Shewanella oneidensis, achieving predictable EET flux modulation comparable to synthetic biology circuits.

This paper describes an E. coli chassis for producing electrically conductive protein nanowires with properties similar to those from Geobacter sulfurreducens.

The paper engineers an inward electron transfer pathway in Shewanella oneidensis to generate NADH using electrode-driven electrons and a light-driven proton pump.

This paper reviews biological and non-biological components for rewired carbon fixation systems and identifies challenges in using engineered electroactive microbes for electrical energy storage.

The paper demonstrates that Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilms can maintain activity at low concentrations using a microfluidic approach, revealing a pseudo-active metabolic state and high acetate conversion.

This study identifies two factors, MtrC and flavins, that influence Pd nanoparticle formation in Shewanella oneidensis through extracellular electron transfer.