Shuttling happens: soluble flavin mediators of extracellular electron transfer in Shewanella

• Published in: Applied microbiology and biotechnology Vol. 93; no. 1; pp. 41 - 48
• Main Authors: Brutinel, Evan D., Gralnick, Jeffrey A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.01.2012; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adenosine; Bacteria; bioenergy; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Bioremediation; Biotechnology; Carbon; cell membranes; Cytochrome; Electrodes; electron transfer; Electron transfer reactions; Electrons; flavins; Flavins - metabolism; Life Sciences; metabolism; Metals; Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Microbiology; Mini-Review; Oxidation; Oxidation-Reduction; Phosphorylation; Proteins; Respiration; secretion; Shewanella; Shewanella - metabolism; Shuttles; Studies; Substrates; Sulfur; synthetic biology; Vitamin K 2; Vitamin K 2 - metabolism; United States > US; Respiration; Electron shuttle; Flavin

The genus Shewanella contains Gram negative γ-proteobacteria capable of reducing a wide range of substrates, including insoluble metals and carbon electrodes. The utilization of insoluble respiratory substrates by bacteria requires a strategy that is quite different from a traditional respiratory st...