Electroactive bacteria produce or consume electrical current by moving electrons to and
from extracellular acceptors and donors. This specialized process, known as extracellular …

In nature, different bacteria have evolved strategies to transfer electrons far beyond the cell
surface. This electron transfer enables the use of these bacteria in bioelectrochemical …

Real-time chemical sensing is crucial for applications in environmental and health
monitoring. Biosensors can detect a variety of molecules through genetic circuits that use …

Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 is an attractive model microbe for elucidating the biofilm-metal
interactions that contribute to the billions of dollars in corrosion damage to industrial …

Whole cell microbial biosensors are offering an alternative means for rapid, on-site heavy
metal detection. Based in microorganisms, biosensing constructs are designed and …

Electroactive microorganisms, which possess extracellular electron transfer (EET)
capabilities, are the basis of microbial electrochemical technologies (METs) such as …

Extracellular electron transfer pathways allow certain bacteria to transfer energy between
intracellular chemical energy stores and extracellular solids through redox reactions …

Biology leverages a range of electrical phenomena to extract and store energy, control
molecular reactions and enable multicellular communication. Microbes, in particular, have …

Genetically engineered microbial biosensors have yet to realize commercial success in
environmental applications due, in part, to difficulties associated with transducing and …

Living cells have evolved to sense various environmental stimuli, thus presenting a novel
platform to engineer bio-sensing devices. Owing to the ease of genetic modification and …