Transforming exoelectrogens for biotechnology using synthetic biology

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 687-697

  Teravest, Michaela A ^a   Ajo Franklin, Caroline M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic biotic interface; Anode respiring bacteria; Extracellular electron transfer; Microbial electrochemistry; Microbial electrosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRONS; REDOX REACTIONS;

ANODE-RESPIRING BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS; MICROBIAL ELECTROSYNTHESIS; NATURALLY OCCURRING;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPUTING; BIOSENSING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXOELECTROGEN; GENETIC MANIPULATION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROBIAL ELECTROSYNTHESIS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; BIOENERGY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 84959568240     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.25723     Document Type: Article

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