Extracellular respiration

• Published in: Molecular microbiology Vol. 65; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11
• Main Authors: Gralnick, Jeffrey A, Newman, Dianne K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2007; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Blackwell Science
• Subjects: Bacterial Proteins - genetics; Bacterial Proteins - metabolism; Biological and medical sciences; Cytochrome c Group - genetics; Cytochrome c Group - metabolism; Electron Transport; Ferric Compounds - metabolism; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Geobacter - enzymology; Geobacter - metabolism; Manganese Compounds - metabolism; Microbiology; Oxidation-Reduction; Oxides - metabolism; Shewanella - enzymology; Shewanella - metabolism; Microbiology

Although it has long been known that microbes can generate energy using diverse strategies, only recently has it become clear that a growing number involve electron transfer to or from extracellular substrates. The best-known example of what we will term 'extracellular respiration' is elec...