Electricity-producing bacterial communities in microbial fuel cells

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 512-518

  Logan, Bruce E ^a   Regan, John M ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIAL FLORA; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOENERGY; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GEOBACTER; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSOR; WASTE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRICITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; FIRMICUTES;

EID: 33751004376     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2006.10.003     Document Type: Review

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