Evidence for involvement of an electron shuttle in electricity generation by Geothrix fermentans

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2186-2189

  Bond, Daniel R ^a,b   Lovley, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; ELECTRICITY; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; OXIDATION; YEAST;

ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ELECTRODE REDUCTION; ELECTRON SHUTTLE; GEOTHRIX FERMENTONS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ACETIC ACID; FERRIC ION; GRAPHITE; MALIC ACID; PEPTONE; PROPIONIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CELL CULTURE; CENTRIFUGATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GEOTHRIX FERMENTANS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROTEOBACTERIA; YEAST;

ACETATES; BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GRAPHITE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 17444394516     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.4.2186-2189.2005     Document Type: Article

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