Comparative genomic analysis of Geobacter sulfurreducens KN400, a strain with enhanced capacity for extracellular electron transfer and electricity production

BMC Genomics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Butler, Jessica E ^a   Young, Nelson D ^a   Aklujkar, Muktak ^a   Lovley, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative genomics; Extracellular electron transfer; Geobacter sulfurreducens KN400; Microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE DEPENDENT PROTEINASE; AMINO ACID; CYTOCHROME; EXCINUCLEASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL METABOLISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; EXTRACELLULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; BIOENERGY; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GEOBACTER; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; GEOBACTERACEAE;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GEOBACTER; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE ANNOTATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84866006487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-13-471     Document Type: Article

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