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The Functional Mechanisms and Application of Electron Shuttles in Extracellular Electron Transfer
- Source :
- Current Microbiology. 75:99-106
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017.
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Abstract
- Electron shuttles extensively exist in various environments. Some kinds of organic substances can be applied by microorganisms to produce electrons, and then the electrons can be transferred to other substances or microorganisms through electron shuttles, resulting in coexistence and interaction of diverse species of microbes. In this review, the functional mechanisms of extracellular electron transfer mediated by different electron shuttles are described. And different subtypes as well as the application of electron shuttles in microbial degradation of pollutants, microbial electricity, and the promotion of energy generation are also discussed. Summary results show that extracellular electron transfer is based on the electrogenesis microorganism with the structure of cytochromes or pili. Materials were usually used in long-distance electron transfer because of their widespread presence and abundance. Therefore, the review is beneficial to perceive the pathways of extracellular electron transfer mediated by electron shuttles and explore the contribution of different electron shuttles in extracellular electron transfer.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Bacteria
030106 microbiology
Electrons
General Medicine
Electron
Biology
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Microbiology
Cell biology
Electron Transport
03 medical and health sciences
Electron transfer
030104 developmental biology
Biophysics
Extracellular
Oxidation-Reduction
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14320991 and 03438651
- Volume :
- 75
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Current Microbiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....39a5c2cbc07b34b1c5b101eb8e020a08