Light-responsive current generation by phototrophically enriched anode biofilms dominated by green sulfur bacteria

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1020-1027

  Badalamenti, Jonathan P ^a   Torres, César I ^a   Krajmalnik Brown, Rosa ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anode respiring bacteria; Biofilm; Green sulfur bacteria; Microbial fuel cell; Photosynthesis; Selective enrichment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION; ANODE BIOFILMS; ANODE POTENTIAL; ANODE-RESPIRING BACTERIA; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CURRENT GENERATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; GREEN SULFUR BACTERIA; INOCULA; LIGHT RESPONSE; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHETIC BACTERIAS; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; RESPIRATION KINETICS; SELECTIVE ENRICHMENT;

BIOFILMS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

BACTERIA;

ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ANODE RESPIRING BACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL KINETICS; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHLOROBI; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LIGHT; MICROBIAL ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PHOTOTROPHY;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFILMS; CHLOROBI; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; LIGHT; PHOTOTROPISM;

CHLOROBI; PHOTOBACTERIA;

EID: 84874209844     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.24779     Document Type: Article

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