Methanobacterium Capable of Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 54; no. 23; pp. 15347 - 15354
• Main Authors: Zheng, Shiling, Liu, Fanghua, Wang, Bingchen, Zhang, Yuechao, Lovley, Derek R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 01.12.2020
• Subjects: Activated carbon; Anaerobic digestion; coculture; Diet; Electron transfer; Electron Transport; Electrons; Energy and Climate; environmental science; fimbriae; Geobacter; Geobacter metallireducens; Metabolism; Methane; Methanobacterium; Methanogenic bacteria; methanogens; Methanosarcinales; Microorganisms; Pili; Sediments

Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) from bacteria to methanogens is a revolutionary concept for syntrophic metabolism in methanogenic soils/sediments and anaerobic digestion. Previous studies have indicated that the potential for DIET is limited to methanogens in the Methanosarcinales, lead...