Metabolites produced by Pseudomonas sp. enable a Gram-positive bacterium to achieve extracellular electron transfer

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1119-1129

  Pham, The Hai ^a   Boon, Nico ^a   Aelterman, Peter ^a   Clauwaert, Peter ^a   De Schamphelaire, Liesje ^a   Vanhaecke, Lynn ^a   De Maeyer, Katrien ^a   Höfte, Monica ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a   Rabaey, Korneel ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosurfactant; Electrochemically active bacteria; Electron shuttle; Microbial interaction; Phenazines; Synergistic effect

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BACTERIA; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRONS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE BACTERIA; ELECTRON SHUTTLE; MICROBIAL INTERACTION;

METABOLITES;

ACETIC ACID; BIOSURFACTANT; FERRIC ION; PHENAZINE; RHAMNOLIPID;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; METABOLITE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BREVIBACILLUS; CELL FREE SYSTEM; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; METABOLITE; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION; PSEUDOMONAS; SUPERNATANT;

ACETATES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GLYCOLIPIDS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; IRON COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENAZINES; PSEUDOMONAS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACILLUS; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 37249007807     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1248-6     Document Type: Article

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