Electrosynthesis of organic compounds from carbon dioxide is catalyzed by a diversity of acetogenic microorganisms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2882-2886

  Nevin, Kelly P ^a   Hensley, Sarah A ^a   Franks, Ashley E ^a   Summers, Zarath M ^a   Ou, Jianhong ^a   Woodard, Trevor L ^a   Snoeyenbos West, Oona L ^a   Lovley, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETOGENIC BACTERIA; CARBON-CARBON BOND; CLOSTRIDIUM LJUNGDAHLII; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; EXTRACELLULAR; SPHAEROIDES; TRANSPORTATION FUELS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLOSTRIDIUM; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC ACIDS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BACTERIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; ELECTRON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC ACID; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACETOBACTERIUM; ACIDAMINOCOCCACEAE; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOORELLA; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ACETOBACTERIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLOSTRIDIUM; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; MOORELLA; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; VEILLONELLACEAE;

ACETOBACTERIUM WOODII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM ACETICUM; CLOSTRIDIUM LJUNGDAHLII; MOORELLA THERMOACETICA; SPOROMUSA; SPOROMUSA OVATA; SPOROMUSA SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 79955675417     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02642-10     Document Type: Article

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