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Live Wire: A Review on Electron Transfer Mechanism and Applications of Microbial Nanowires

Xu Jielong1,2, Zhou Shungui2, Yuan Yong2, Wang Yueqiang2, Zhuang Li2   

  1. 1. Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China;
    2. Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
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Microbial nanowires are electrically conductive pilus-like appendages, which are produced under soluble electron acceptor-limiting conditions. The findings of microbial nanowires demonstrate a novel and efficient pathway for extracellular electron transfer. The microbes use these conductive nanowires to transfer electrons over long distances, from the cell surface to the surface of extracellular electron acceptors (such as Fe(Ⅲ) oxides and electrodes), overcoming the requirement of direct physical contact between microbes and electron acceptors. The discovery of microbial nanowires has advanced our understanding of extracellular respiration and the diversity of microbial respiratory systems in nature. It has great significances for electricity production of microbial fuel cell, degradation of organic pollutants and bioenergy generation. Moreover, it will help us to develop the advanced materials and micromodule equipments in the emerging field of nanotechnology. In this review, we introduced the basic characteristics of microbial nanowires and the microorganisms capable of producing nanowires. The studies on their electron transfer mechanisms and applications in bioremediation and bioenergy are reviewed with an emphasis, and the prospects of key researches in the future are discussed. Contents 1 Introduction
2 What is microbial nanowire
3 Microorganisms that produce nanowires
4 Electron transfer mechanism of microbial nanowires
5 Applications of microbial nanowires
5.1 Microbial fuel cell
5.2 Environmental remediation
5.3 Bioenergy generation
5.4 Other applications
6 Prospects
Key words: microbial nanowire, electron transfer mechanism, bioenergy, environmental remediation

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