Electrons can be transferred from microorganisms to multivalent metal ions that are
associated with minerals and vice versa. As the microbial cell envelope is neither physically …

The discovery of direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) and cable bacteria has
demonstrated that microbial cells can exchange electrons over long distances (μm–cm) …

Employing renewable materials for fabricating clean energy harvesting devices can further
improve sustainability. Microorganisms can be mass produced with renewable feedstocks …

Harvesting energy from the environment offers the promise of clean power for self-sustained
systems,. Known technologies—such as solar cells, thermoelectric devices and mechanical …

The inefficiency of interspecies electron transfer between syntrophic bacteria and
methanogens typically restricts the reaction rates and methanogenesis efficiency of …

A dynamic field of study has emerged involving long-range electron transport by
extracellular filaments in anaerobic bacteria, with Geobacter sulfurreducens being used as a …

Redox mediator plays an important role in extracellular electron transfer (EET) in many
environments wherein microbial electrocatalysis occurs actively. Because of the block of cell …

Bacterial nanowires have garnered recent interest as a proposed extracellular electron
transfer (EET) pathway that links the bacterial electron transport chain to solid-phase …

Electricity generation by Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilms grown on electrodes involves
matrix-associated electron carriers, such as c-type cytochromes. Yet, the contribution of the …

Autotrophic microbes can acquire electrons from solid donors such as steel, other microbial
cells, or electrodes. Based on this feature, bioprocesses are being developed for the …