Electricity generation in microbial fuel cells using neutral red as an electronophore

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1292-1297

  Park, Doo Hyun ^a,c   Zeikus, J Gregory ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Seokyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRICYANIDE; GLUCOSE; NEUTRAL RED; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE;

ACTINOBACILLUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCOSE INTAKE; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SLUDGE;

ACTINOBACILLUS; ANAEROBIOSIS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCOSE; NAD; NEUTRAL RED; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE;

ACTINOBACILLUS SUCCINOGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0008049769     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.4.1292-1297.2000     Document Type: Article

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