Biofilm and nanowire production leads to increased current in Geobacter sulfurreducens fuel cells

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 7345-7348

  Reguera, Gemma ^a,b   Nevin, Kelly P ^a   Nicoll, Julie S ^a   Covalla, Sean F ^a   Woodard, Trevor L ^a   Lovley, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b 6190 Biomedical and Physical Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FUEL CELLS; MULTILAYERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

ELECTRICAL TRANSFER; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS FUEL CELLS; NANOWIRE PRODUCTION; PERMEATION;

BACTERIA;

ACETIC ACID;

ACETATE; BIOFILM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOFILM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; NANOPARTICLE; NONHUMAN;

ACETATES; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GEOBACTER; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUTATION; NANOWIRES;

GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS;

EID: 33751014053     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01444-06     Document Type: Article

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