Extracellular electron transfer of a highly adhesive and metabolically versatile bacterium

Huan Liu; Masahito Ishikawa; Shoichi Matsuda; Yuki Kimoto; Katsutoshi Hori; Kazuhito Hashimoto; Shuji Nakanishi

doi:10.1002/cphc.201300207

Extracellular electron transfer of a highly adhesive and metabolically versatile bacterium

Chemphyschem. 2013 Aug 5;14(11):2407-12. doi: 10.1002/cphc.201300207. Epub 2013 Jun 28.

Authors

Huan Liu¹, Masahito Ishikawa, Shoichi Matsuda, Yuki Kimoto, Katsutoshi Hori, Kazuhito Hashimoto, Shuji Nakanishi

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, PR China.

PMID: 23813865
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201300207

Abstract

Bacterial adhesion to a solid plays a predominant role in mediating the extracellular electron transfer for genus Acinetobactor, a metabolically versatile bacterium that can couple toluene degradation and electricity generation.

Keywords: bacterial adhesion; electrochemistry; energy conversion; extracellular electron transfer; microbes.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acinetobacter / chemistry
Acinetobacter / metabolism*
Bacterial Adhesion
Bioelectric Energy Sources*
Electricity
Electrochemical Techniques
Electron Transport
Electrons*
Toluene / metabolism*

Substances

Toluene