The electric picnic: synergistic requirements for exoelectrogenic microbial communities

The electric picnic: synergistic requirements for exoelectrogenic microbial communities

Highlights ► Improved BES performance will be aided by a more complete understanding of the exoelectrogenic microbial partners. ► Synergistic microbial communities are required for the conversion of complex organics into electrical current in BESs. ► Geobacter sp. are identified as the dominant exoe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Current opinion in biotechnology 2011-06, Vol.22 (3), p.378-385
Hauptverfasser: Kiely, Patrick D, Regan, John M, Logan, Bruce E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acetic Acid - metabolism
Bioelectric Energy Sources
Biofilms
Butyric Acid - metabolism
Cellulose - metabolism
Electricity
Electrochemical Techniques
Electrodes
Ethanol - metabolism
Fermentation
Formates - metabolism
Geobacter
Geobacter - metabolism
Glucose - metabolism
Internal Medicine
Lactic Acid - metabolism
Microbial Consortia
Propionates - metabolism
Water Pollutants - metabolism
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights ► Improved BES performance will be aided by a more complete understanding of the exoelectrogenic microbial partners. ► Synergistic microbial communities are required for the conversion of complex organics into electrical current in BESs. ► Geobacter sp. are identified as the dominant exoelctrogenic partners in the majority of community profiling studies. ► The rapid removal of fermentation by-products by exoectogenic partners can remove feed-back inhibition of complex organics.
ISSN:0958-1669
1879-0429
DOI:10.1016/j.copbio.2011.03.003