Microbial nanowires for bioenergy applications

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue , 2014, Pages 88-95

  Malvankar, Nikhil S ^a   Lovley, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; METHANE;

BIOENERGY STRATEGIES; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; EXTRACELLULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER; GENETIC MANIPULATIONS; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); NANOWIRE PRODUCTION; SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS;

NANOWIRES;

AROMATIC AMINO ACID; CYTOCHROME; METHANE; MICROBIAL NANOWIRE; NANOWIRE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOENERGY; BIOFILM; BIOSYNTHESIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; MICROBIAL ELECTRODE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MICROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SP.; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GEOBACTER; METHANE; NANOWIRES; SHEWANELLA; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 84891471544     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2013.12.003     Document Type: Review

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