@article {3059,
	title = {Electromicrobiology: the ecophysiology of phylogenetically diverse electroactive microorganisms.},
	journal = {Nat Rev Microbiol},
	volume = {20},
	year = {2022},
	month = {2022 Jan},
	pages = {5-19},
	abstract = {<p>Electroactive microorganisms markedly affect many environments in which they establish outer-surface electrical contacts with other cells and minerals or reduce soluble extracellular redox-active molecules such as flavins and humic substances. A growing body of research emphasizes their broad phylogenetic diversity and shows that these microorganisms have key roles in multiple biogeochemical cycles, as well as the microbiome of the gut, anaerobic waste digesters and metal corrosion. Diverse bacteria and archaea have independently evolved cytochrome-based strategies for electron exchange between the outer cell surface and the cell interior, but cytochrome-free mechanisms are also prevalent. Electrically conductive protein filaments, soluble electron shuttles and non-biological conductive materials can substantially extend the electronic reach of microorganisms beyond the surface of the cell. The growing appreciation of the diversity of electroactive microorganisms and their unique electronic capabilities is leading to a broad range of applications.</p>},
	keywords = {Archaea, Bacteria, Bacterial Physiological Phenomena, Cytochromes, Electron Transport, Oxidation-Reduction, Phylogeny},
	issn = {1740-1534},
	doi = {10.1038/s41579-021-00597-6},
	author = {Lovley, Derek R and Holmes, Dawn E}
}
@article {407,
	title = {Microbial nanowires: a new paradigm for biological electron transfer and bioelectronics.},
	journal = {ChemSusChem},
	volume = {5},
	year = {2012},
	month = {2012 Jun},
	pages = {1039-46},
	abstract = {<p>The discovery that Geobacter sulfurreducens can produce protein filaments with metallic-like conductivity, known as microbial nanowires, that facilitate long-range electron transport is a paradigm shift in biological electron transfer and has important implications for biogeochemistry, microbial ecology, and the emerging field of bioelectronics. Although filaments in a wide diversity of microorganisms have been called microbial nanowires, the type IV pili of G. sulfurreducens and G. metallireducens are the only filaments that have been shown to be required for extracellular electron transport to extracellular electron acceptors or for conduction of electrons through biofilms. Studies of G. sulfurreducens pili preparations and intact biofilms under physiologically relevant conditions have provided multiple lines of evidence for metallic-like conduction along the length of pili and for the possibility of pili networks to confer high conductivity within biofilms. This mechanism of electron conduction contrasts with the previously known mechanism for biological electron transfer via electron tunneling or hopping between closely associated molecules, a strategy unlikely to be well adapted for long-range electron transport outside the cell. In addition to promoting electron exchange with abiotic electron acceptors, microbial nanowires have recently been shown to be involved in direct interspecies electron transfer between syntrophic partners. An improved understanding of the mechanisms for metallic-like conductivity in microbial nanowires, as well as engineering microorganisms with desirable catalytic abilities with nanowires, could lead to new applications in microbial electrosynthesis and bioelectronics.</p>},
	keywords = {Bacterial Physiological Phenomena, Biofilms, Biotechnology, Electric Conductivity, Ferric Compounds, Fimbriae Proteins, Fimbriae, Bacterial, Nanostructures, Oxidation-Reduction},
	issn = {1864-564X},
	doi = {10.1002/cssc.201100733},
	author = {Malvankar, Nikhil S and Lovley, Derek R}
}
@article {520,
	title = {Microbial fuel cells: novel microbial physiologies and engineering approaches.},
	journal = {Curr Opin Biotechnol},
	volume = {17},
	year = {2006},
	month = {2006 Jun},
	pages = {327-32},
	abstract = {The possibility of generating electricity with microbial fuel cells has been recognized for some time, but practical applications have been slow to develop. The recent development of a microbial fuel cell that can harvest electricity from the organic matter stored in marine sediments has demonstrated the feasibility of producing useful amounts of electricity in remote environments. Further study of these systems has led to the discovery of microorganisms that conserve energy to support their growth by completely oxidizing organic compounds to carbon dioxide with direct electron transfer to electrodes. This suggests that self-sustaining microbial fuel cells that can effectively convert a diverse range of waste organic matter or renewable biomass to electricity are feasible. Significant progress has recently been made to increase the power output of systems designed to convert organic wastes to electricity, but substantial additional optimization will be required for large-scale electricity production.},
	keywords = {Bacterial Physiological Phenomena, Bioelectric Energy Sources, Biomass, Biosensing Techniques, Genetic Engineering},
	issn = {0958-1669},
	doi = {10.1016/j.copbio.2006.04.006},
	author = {Lovley, Derek R}
}
@article {539,
	title = {Crystal ball. In silico biology meets in situ phenomenology.},
	journal = {Environ Microbiol},
	volume = {7},
	year = {2005},
	month = {2005 Apr},
	pages = {478-9},
	keywords = {Bacterial Physiological Phenomena, Computational Biology, Models, Biological},
	issn = {1462-2912},
	doi = {10.1111/j.1462-2920.2005.803_8.x},
	author = {Lovley, Derek R}
}
@article {558,
	title = {Cleaning up with genomics: applying molecular biology to bioremediation.},
	journal = {Nat Rev Microbiol},
	volume = {1},
	year = {2003},
	month = {2003 Oct},
	pages = {35-44},
	abstract = {Bioremediation has the potential to restore contaminated environments inexpensively yet effectively, but a lack of information about the factors controlling the growth and metabolism of microorganisms in polluted environments often limits its implementation. However, rapid advances in the understanding of bioremediation are on the horizon. Researchers now have the ability to culture microorganisms that are important in bioremediation and can evaluate their physiology using a combination of genome-enabled experimental and modelling techniques. In addition, new environmental genomic techniques offer the possibility for similar studies on as-yet-uncultured organisms. Combining models that can predict the activity of microorganisms that are involved in bioremediation with existing geochemical and hydrological models should transform bioremediation from a largely empirical practice into a science.},
	keywords = {Bacteria, Bacterial Physiological Phenomena, Biodegradation, Environmental, Ecology, Environmental Microbiology, Fungi, Genetic Vectors, Genome, Bacterial, Genome, Fungal, Genomics, Models, Biological, Molecular Biology},
	issn = {1740-1526},
	doi = {10.1038/nrmicro731},
	author = {Lovley, Derek R}
}
