The role of homoacetogenic bacteria as efficient hydrogen scavengers in microbial electrochemical cells (MXCs)

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-6

  Parameswaran, Prathap ^a   Torres, Ceśar I ^a   Kang, Dae Wook ^a   Rittmann, Bruce E ^a   Krajmalnik Brown, Rosa ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep biofilm; Formyl tetrahydrofolate synthetase (FTHFS); Homoacetogens

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA; ACETYL-COA; ANODE-RESPIRING BACTERIA; BIOFILM MODELS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HOMOACETOGENS; HYDROGEN GAS; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS; PYROSEQUENCING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION QUANTITATIVE-PCR; SELECTIVE INHIBITION; SYNTHETASES; TETRAHYDROFOLATES;

BACTERIA; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; HYDROGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

BIOFILMS;

ACETIC ACID; ACETYL COENZYME A; FORMATE TETRAHYDROFOLATE LIGASE; FORMIC ACID; HYDROGEN; RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN; INHIBITION; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCAVENGER;

ACETOBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL SINK; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRON; HOMOACETOGENIC BACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN TARGETING; PYROSEQUENCING; SCAVENGER (ORGANISM);

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTRODES; FORMATE-TETRAHYDROFOLATE LIGASE; FORMIC ACIDS; HYDROGEN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ACETOBACTERIUM; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 84855884206     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.519     Document Type: Article

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