Extracellular cytochrome nanowires appear to be ubiquitous in microbes

PHYSorg
Jul 7, 2023, 1:36 pm105 pts
A Geobacter bacteria isolated from a contaminated ditch in Oklahoma has an unusual appendage—a long extracellular nanowire that can conduct electricity. The electron transport chain in this nanowire carries electrons from the bacteria to an insoluble external electron acceptor to help the microbe make energy.…

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