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Extracellular electron uptake by Geobacter from solid donors: Biocorrosion and biohybrid systems.
Biotechnology advances · · Review
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Geobacter spp. can perform extracellular electron uptake from solid donors, leading to metal corrosion and enabling biotechnological applications.
- Why it matters: Understanding EEU is crucial because it causes biocorrosion of infrastructure and offers potential for environmental and energy-related innovations.
- What they did: The review discusses how Geobacter species acquire electrons via direct contact or electron shuttles, involving cellular components, cell debris, and vesicles, in natural and engineered systems.
- The result: Elucidating EEU mechanisms may help mitigate biocorrosion and advance biotechnological uses such as pollutant degradation and chemical production from renewable energy.
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