Harnessing microbially generated power on the seafloor

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 821-825

  Tender, Leonard M ^a   Reimers, Clare E ^b   Stecher, Hilmar A ^b   Holmes, Dawn E ^c   Bond, Daniel R ^c   Lowy, Daniel A ^d   Pilobello, Kanoelani ^d   Fertig, Stephanie J ^d   Lovley, Derek R ^c  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d NOVA RESEARCH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; FUEL CELLS; MICROORGANISMS; OXIDATION; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENERGY RESOURCE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; BACTERIUM; BIOENERGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SEA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEW JERSEY; OCEANS AND SEAS; OREGON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SULFIDES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

BACTERIAL RNA; CARBON; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; SULFIDE;

EID: 0036022521     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt716     Document Type: Article

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