Electrochemical and phylogenetic analyses of current-generating microorganisms in a thermophilic microbial fuel cell

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 268-271

  Fu, Qian ^a   Kobayashi, Hajime ^a   Kawaguchi, Hideo ^a   Vilcaez, Javier ^a   Wakayama, Tatsuki ^b   Maeda, Haruo ^b   Sato, Kozo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INPEX CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caloramator australicus; Current generation; Exoelectrogen; Microbial fuel cell; Thermophilic bacteria

Indexed keywords

CALORAMATOR AUSTRALICUS; CURRENT GENERATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EXOELECTROGEN; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; POPULATION ANALYSIS; PURE CULTURE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA;

BACTERIA; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; MICROBIOLOGY;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CALORAMATOR AUSTRALICUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EXOELECTROGEN; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HOT TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALORAMATOR;

EID: 84872344994     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: 13474421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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