Biological photovoltaics: Intra- and extra-cellular electron transport by cyanobacteria

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1302-1307

  Bradley, Robert W ^a   Bombelli, Paolo ^a   Rowden, Stephen J L ^a   Howe, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological photovoltaics; Cyanobacterium; Microbial fuel cell; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PHOTOVOLTAIC; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY RESOURCE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PHOTOAUTOTROPH; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CYANOBACTERIA; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

CYANOBACTERIA; HARNESS; PHOTOBACTERIA;

EID: 84870199494     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST20120118     Document Type: Conference Paper

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