Crystallographic orientation and electrode nature are key factors for electric current generation by Geobacter sulfurreducens

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 98, Issue , 2014, Pages 11-19

  Maestro, Beatriz ^a   Ortiz, Juan M ^a,c   Schrott, Germán ^b   Busalmen, Juan P ^b   Climent, Víctor ^a   Feliu, Juan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c Aqualia Integrated Water Management SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Cytochrome; Electron transport; Geobacter sulfurreducens; Single crystal electrode

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BIOFILMS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; GOLD; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; PROTEINS;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ORIENTATIONS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE; EFFICIENT INTERACTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; PLATINUM ELECTRODES; SINGLE CRYSTAL ELECTRODES;

PLATINUM;

GOLD; GRAPHITE; PLATINUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY YIELD; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; GEOMETRY; GOLD ELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PLATINUM ELECTRODE; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; STEADY STATE; SURFACE CHARGE; BIOENERGY; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOBACTER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GEOBACTER; GOLD; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PLATINUM; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84896135137     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: 1878562X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2014.02.001     Document Type: Article

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