TY - JOUR
T1 - Plugging into bacterial nanowires: A comparison of model electrogenic organisms
AU - Clarke, Thomas Andrew
PY - 2022/4/1
Y1 - 2022/4/1
N2 - Extracellular electron transport (EET) is an important metabolic process used by many bacteria to remove excess electrons generated through cellular metabolism. However, there is still limited understanding about how the molecular mechanisms used to export electrons impact cellular metabolism. Here the EET pathways of two of the best-studied electrogenic organisms, Shewanella oneidensis and Geobacter sulferreducens, are described. Both organisms have superficially similar overall EET routes, but differ in the mechanisms used to oxidise menaquinol, transfer electrons across the outer membrane and reduce extracellular substrates. These mechanistic differences substantially impact both substrate choice and bacterial lifestyle
AB - Extracellular electron transport (EET) is an important metabolic process used by many bacteria to remove excess electrons generated through cellular metabolism. However, there is still limited understanding about how the molecular mechanisms used to export electrons impact cellular metabolism. Here the EET pathways of two of the best-studied electrogenic organisms, Shewanella oneidensis and Geobacter sulferreducens, are described. Both organisms have superficially similar overall EET routes, but differ in the mechanisms used to oxidise menaquinol, transfer electrons across the outer membrane and reduce extracellular substrates. These mechanistic differences substantially impact both substrate choice and bacterial lifestyle
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85122307860&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.mib.2021.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.mib.2021.12.003
M3 - Review article
SN - 1369-5274
VL - 66
SP - 56
EP - 62
JO - Current Opinion in Microbiology
JF - Current Opinion in Microbiology
ER -