Coupling dark metabolism to electricity generation using photosynthetic cocultures

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 223-231

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

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coculture; Fermentation; Glycogen; Microbial electrochemical cell; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

COCULTURE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL RESPONSE; GLYCOGEN; GREEN SULFUR BACTERIA; METABOLIC INTERACTIONS; METABOLIC INTERMEDIATES; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS;

BATCH CELL CULTURE; BOTTLES; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONS; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SELF ASSEMBLY; TISSUE CULTURE;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

DNA 16S; GLYCOGEN; CULTURE MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CHLOROBI; CHLOROBIUM; COCULTURE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; FERMENTATION; GEOBACTER; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOENERGY; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DARKNESS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

CHLOROBI; CHLOROBIUM; GEOBACTER;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BATCH CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CHLOROBI; CHLOROBIUM; CULTURE MEDIA; DARKNESS; ELECTRICITY; FERMENTATION; GEOBACTER; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 84890791014     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.25011     Document Type: Article

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