Magnetite compensates for the lack of a pilin-associated c-type cytochrome in extracellular electron exchange

• Published in: Environmental microbiology Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 648 - 655
• Main Authors: Liu, Fanghua, Rotaru, Amelia-Elena, Shrestha, Pravin M., Malvankar, Nikhil S., Nevin, Kelly P., Lovley, Derek R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2015; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: bioenergy; Biogeochemical cycles; Bioremediation; Cytochrome; Cytochrome c Group - metabolism; electron transfer; Electron Transport - physiology; Electrons; evolution; ferric oxide; Ferrosoferric Oxide; fimbriae; Fimbriae Proteins - genetics; Fimbriae, Bacterial - metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; genes; Geobacter; Geobacter - genetics; Geobacter sulfurreducens; Heme - metabolism; Iron; Kinetics; magnetite; microorganisms; Oxides - metabolism

Summary Nanoscale magnetite can facilitate microbial extracellular electron transfer that plays an important role in biogeochemical cycles, bioremediation and several bioenergy strategies, but the mechanisms for the stimulation of extracellular electron transfer are poorly understood. Further invest...