Electricity generation from cellulose by rumen microorganisms in microbial fuel cells

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1398-1407

  Rismani Yazdi, Hamid ^a   Christy, Ann D ^a   Dehority, Burk A ^b   Morrison, Mark ^a,c   Yu, Zhongtang ^a   Tuovinen, Olli H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

16S rRNA genes; Cellulose degradation; DGGE; Microbial fuel cells; Renewable energy; Rumen microorganisms

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BIOCATALYSTS; ELECTRICITY; GENES; GRAPHITE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MICROORGANISMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RNA;

16S RRNA GENES; CATHOLYTES; DGGE; RENEWABLE ENERGY; RUMEN MICROORGANISMS;

CELLULOSE;

BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; FERRICYANIDE; PROTON; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOCATALYST; BIOREACTOR; CLOSTRIDIUM; COMAMONAS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HYDROLYSIS; INOCULATION; MICROFLORA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUMEN MICROORGANISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CATTLE; CELLULOSE; CLOSTRIDIUM; COMAMONAS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; RUMEN;

CELLULOSE; GENES; MICROORGANISMS; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; COMAMONAS;

EID: 34547626276     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21366     Document Type: Article

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