A kinetic perspective on extracellular electron transfer by anode-respiring bacteria

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-17

  Torres, César I ^a   Marcus, Andrew Kato ^a   Lee, Hyung Sool ^a   Parameswaran, Prathap ^a   Krajmalnik Brown, Rosa ^a   Rittmann, Bruce E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron shuttles; Microbial electrolysis cells; Microbial fuel cells; Microbial nanowires; Nernst Monod kinetics; Solid conductive matrix

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANODE RESPIRING BACTERIA; BIOFILM; CELL DENSITY; CELL LOSS; CELL TRANSFER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; KINETICS; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRONS; KINETICS; NANOWIRES;

EID: 71549170875     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2009.00191.x     Document Type: Review

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