Towards implementation of a benthic microbial fuel cell in lake Furnas (Azores): Phylogenetic affiliation and electrochemical activity of sediment bacteria

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-71

  Martins, Gilberto ^a   Peixoto, Luciana ^a   Ribeiro, Daniel C ^a   Parpot, Pier ^a   Brito, António G ^a   Nogueira, Regina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Benthic microbial fuel cell; Cyclic voltammetry; Sediment microbial community

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE; A-CARBON; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BENTHIC MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; CARBON ANODES; CYCLIC VOLTAMMOGRAMS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROACTIVE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; FINGERPRINTING ANALYSIS; GEMMATIMONADETES; LOW POWER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION REACTION; PHYLOGENETIC AFFILIATION; PROTEOBACTERIA; SCAN RATES; VOLTAMMETRIC STUDIES;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMICAL FUEL CELLS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ELECTROPHORESIS; LAKES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; RNA; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY;

CARBON; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTEROIDETES; BENTHOS; CHLOROBI; CHLOROFLEXI; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; LAKE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYLOGENY; POTENTIOMETRY; POWER SUPPLY; PROTEOBACTERIA; SEDIMENT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PROTEOBACTERIA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES/CHLOROBI GROUP; CHLOROFLEXI; CHLOROFLEXI (CLASS); CYANOBACTERIA; GEMMATIMONADETES; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 77649235524     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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