Wastewater treatment is a high-cost and energy-intensive process not only due to large
amounts of pollutants but also for the large volumes of water to be treated, which are mainly …

Most bacteria release membrane vesicles (MVs) that contain specific cargo molecules and
have diverse functions, including the transport of virulence factors, DNA transfer, interception …

Electroactive microorganisms acting as microbial electrocatalysts have intrinsic metabolisms
that mediate a redox potential difference between solid electrodes and microbes, leading to …

Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) has biogeochemical significance, and practical
applications that rely on DIET or DIET-based aspects of microbial physiology are growing …

The study of electrically conductive protein nanowires in Geobacter sulfurreducens has led
to new concepts for long-range extracellular electron transport, as well as for the …

Burgeoning industrialization has escalated the energy demand and amplified the insistence
on depleting petroleum-based reservoirs. Subsequently, this has imposed a study to …

The heavy metals cadmium (Cd) and chromium (Cr) are extensively used in industry and
result in water and soil contamination. The highly toxic Cd (II) and Cr (VI) are the most …

Geobacter, as a typical electroactive microorganism, is the “engine” of interspecies electron
transfer (IET) between microorganisms. However, it does not have a dominant position in all …

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are recognized as a future technology with a unique ability to
exploit metabolic activities of living microorganisms for simultaneous conversion of chemical …

Highlights•Synthetic microbial co-cultures are potential robust and resilient catalysts for bio-
based processes.•Tailor-made microbial co-cultures increase the possibilities to convert …