Electromicrobiology: the ecophysiology of phylogenetically diverse electroactive microorganisms

DR Lovley, DE Holmes - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
Electroactive microorganisms markedly affect many environments in which they establish
outer-surface electrical contacts with other cells and minerals or reduce soluble extracellular …

Microbially driven Fe-N cycle: intrinsic mechanisms, enhancement, and perspectives

Y Liu, L Xu, J Su, A Ali, T Huang, Y Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The iron‑nitrogen (Fesingle bond N) cycle driven by microbes has great potential for treating
wastewater. Fe is a metal that is frequently present in the environment and one of the crucial …

Magnetite particles triggering a faster and more robust syntrophic pathway of methanogenic propionate degradation

C Cruz Viggi, S Rossetti, S Fazi, P Paiano… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
Interspecies electron transfer mechanisms between Bacteria and Archaea play a pivotal role
during methanogenic degradation of organic matter in natural and engineered anaerobic …

Biochar modulates methanogenesis through electron syntrophy of microorganisms with ethanol as a substrate

HY Yuan, LJ Ding, EF Zama, PP Liu… - Environmental …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Biochar has the potential to influence methanogenesis which is a key component of global
carbon cycling. However, the mechanisms governing biochar's influence on …

Microbial interspecies electron transfer via electric currents through conductive minerals

S Kato, K Hashimoto… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
In anaerobic biota, reducing equivalents (electrons) are transferred between different
species of microbes [interspecies electron transfer (IET)], establishing the basis of …

Methanogenesis facilitated by electric syntrophy via (semi) conductive iron‐oxide minerals

S Kato, K Hashimoto… - Environmental …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Methanogenesis is an essential part of the global carbon cycle and a key bioprocess for
sustainable energy. Methanogenesis from organic matter is accomplished by syntrophic …

Geobacter: the microbe electric's physiology, ecology, and practical applications

DR Lovley, T Ueki, T Zhang, NS Malvankar… - Advances in microbial …, 2011 - Elsevier
Geobacter species specialize in making electrical contacts with extracellular electron
acceptors and other organisms. This permits Geobacter species to fill important niches in a …

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

F Liu, AE Rotaru, PM Shrestha… - Environmental …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoscale magnetite can facilitate microbial extracellular electron transfer that plays an
important role in biogeochemical cycles, bioremediation and several bioenergy strategies …

The interactions between nanoscale zero-valent iron and microbes in the subsurface environment: a review

Y **e, H Dong, G Zeng, L Tang, Z Jiang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) particles, applied for in-situ subsurface remediation, are
inevitable to interact with various microbes in the remediation sites directly or indirectly. This …

Performance and toxicity assessment of nanoscale zero valent iron particles in the remediation of contaminated soil: a review

W Xue, D Huang, G Zeng, J Wan, M Cheng, C Zhang… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanoscale zero valent iron (nZVI) particles have been studied in recent years as a
promising technology for the remediation of contaminated soil. Although the potential …