scholarly journals Unexpected Genomic Features of High Current Density-Producing Geobacter sulfurreducens strain YM18

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Fujikawa ◽  
Yoshitoshi Ogura ◽  
Koki Ishigami ◽  
Yoshihiro Kawano ◽  
Miyuki Nagamine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Iron Reduction ◽  
High Current Density ◽  
Model Organism ◽  
Geobacter Sulfurreducens ◽  
Extracellular Electron Transfer ◽  
High Current ◽  
Current Production ◽  
Current Densities

Abstract Geobacter sulfurreducens produces high current densities and it has been used as a model organism for extracellular electron transfer studies. Nine G. sulfurreducens strains were isolated from biofilms formed on an anode poised at –0.2 V (vs. SHE) in a bioelectrochemical system in which river sediment was used as an inoculum. The maximum current density of an isolate, strain YM18 (9.29 A/m2), was higher than that of the strains PCA (5.72 A/m2), the type strain of G. sulfurreducens, and comparable to strain KN400 (8.38 A/m2), which is another high current producing strain of G. sulfurreducens. Genomic comparison of strains PCA, KN400, and YM18 revealed that omcB, xapD, spc, and ompJ, which are known to be important genes for iron reduction and current production in PCA, were not present in YM18. In the PCA and KN400 genomes, two and one region (s) encoding CRISPR/Cas systems were identified, respectively, but they were missing in the YM18 genome. These results indicate that there is genetic variation in the key components involved in extracellular electron transfer among G. sulfurreducens strains.

scholarly journals The electrically conductive pili of Geobacter soli

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiyan Zhuo ◽  
Guiqin Yang ◽  
Li Zhuang
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Outer Surface ◽  
Electronic Materials ◽  
Geobacter Sulfurreducens ◽  
Extracellular Electron Transfer ◽  
Oxide Reduction ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
Current Production ◽  
Current Densities ◽  
Pilin Gene

AbstractElectrically conductive pili (e-pili) enable electron transport over multiple cell lengths to extracellular environments and play an important role in extracellular electron transfer (EET) of Geobacter species. To date, the studies of e-pili have mainly focused on Geobacter sulfurreducens and the closely related Geobacter metallireducens because of their developed genetic manipulation systems. We investigated the role of G. soli pili in EET by directly deleting the pilin gene, pilA, which is predicted to encode e-pili. Deletion of pilA, prevented the production of pili, resulting in poor Fe(III) oxide reduction and low current production, implying that G. soli pili is required for EET. To further evaluate the conductivity of G. soli pili compared with G. sulfurreducens pili, the pilA of G. soli was heterologously expressed in G. sulfurreducens, yielding the G. sulfurreducens strain GSP. This strain produced abundant pili with similar conductivity to the control strain that expressed native G. sulfurreducens pili, consistent with G. soli as determined by direct measurement, which suggested that G. soli pili is electrically conductive. Surprisingly, strain GSP was deficient in Fe(III) oxide reduction and current production due to the impaired content of outer-surface c-type cytochromes. These results demonstrated that heterologous pili of G. sulfurreducens severely reduces the content of outer-surface c-type cytochromes and consequently eliminates the capacity for EET, which strongly suggests an attention should be paid to the content of c-type cytochromes when employing G. sulfurreducens to heterologously express pili from other microorganisms.IMPORTANCEThe studies of electrically conductive pili (e-pili) of Geobacter species are of interest because of its application prospects in electronic materials. e-Pili are considered a substitution for electronic materials due to its renewability, biodegradability and robustness. Continued exploration of additional e-pili of Geobacter soli will improve the understanding of their biological role in extracellular electron transfer and expand the range of available electronic materials. Heterologously expressing the pilin genes from phylogenetically diverse microorganisms has been proposed as an emerging approach to screen potential e-pili according to high current densities. However, our results indicated that a Geobacter sulfurreducens strain heterologously expressing a pilin gene produced low current densities that resulted from a lack of content of c-type cytochromes, which were likely to possess e-pili. These results provide referential significance to yield e-pili from diverse microorganisms.

scholarly journals Generation of High Current Densities by Pure Cultures of Anode-Respiring Geoalkalibacter spp. under Alkaline and Saline Conditions in Microbial Electrochemical Cells

mBio ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan P. Badalamenti ◽  
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown ◽  
César I. Torres
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Geobacter Sulfurreducens ◽  
Extracellular Electron Transfer ◽  
Electrochemical Cells ◽  
Organic Substrates ◽  
High Current ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pure Cultures ◽  
Current Densities ◽  
Anode Respiring Bacteria

ABSTRACTAnode-respiring bacteria (ARB) generate electric current in microbial electrochemical cells (MXCs) by channeling electrons from the oxidation of organic substrates to an electrode. Production of high current densities by monocultures in MXCs has resulted almost exclusively from the activity ofGeobacter sulfurreducens, a neutrophilic freshwater Fe(III)-reducing bacterium and the highest-current-producing member documented for theGeobacteraceaefamily of theDeltaproteobacteria. Here we report high current densities generated by haloalkaliphilicGeoalkalibacterspp., thus broadening the capability for high anode respiration rates by including other genera within theGeobacteraceae. In this study, acetate-fed pure cultures of two relatedGeoalkalibacterspp. produced current densities of 5.0 to 8.3 and 2.4 to 3.3 A m−2under alkaline (pH 9.3) and saline (1.7% NaCl) conditions, respectively. Chronoamperometric studies of halophilicGlk. subterraneusDSM 23483 and alkaliphilicGlk. ferrihydriticusDSM 17813 suggested that cells performed long-range electron transfer through electrode-attached biofilms and not through soluble electron shuttles.Glk. ferrihydriticusalso oxidized ethanol directly to produce current, with maximum current densities of 5.7 to 7.1 A m−2and coulombic efficiencies of 84 to 95%. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) elicited a sigmoidal response with characteristic onset, midpoint, and saturation potentials, while CV performed in the absence of an electron donor suggested the involvement of redox molecules in the biofilm that were limited by diffusion. These results matched those previously reported for actively respiringGb. sulfurreducensbiofilms producing similar current densities (~5 to 9 A m−2).IMPORTANCEThis study establishes the highest current densities ever achieved by pure cultures of anode-respiring bacteria (ARB) under alkaline and saline conditions in microbial electrochemical cells (MXCs) and provides the first electrochemical characterization of the genusGeoalkalibacter. Production of high current densities among theGeobacteraceaeis no longer exclusive toGeobacter sulfurreducens, suggesting greater versatility for this family in fundamental and applied microbial electrochemical cell (MXC) research than previously considered. Additionally, this work raises the possibility that different members of theGeobacteraceaehave conserved molecular mechanisms governing respiratory extracellular electron transfer to electrodes. Thus, the capacity for high current generation may exist in other uncultivated members of this family. Advancement of MXC technology for practical uses must rely on an expanded suite of ARB capable of using different electron donors and producing high current densities under various conditions.Geoalkalibacterspp. can potentially broaden the practical capabilities of MXCs to include energy generation and waste treatment under expanded ranges of salinity and pH.

Selective Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Formate with High Current Densities

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150001
Author(s):  
Xiulin Yang ◽  
Defei Liu ◽  
Shenghong Zhong ◽  
Xiaofeng Zhou ◽  
Kuo-Wei Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Current Density ◽  
Hollow Fiber ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
High Current Density ◽  
High Current ◽  
Faradaic Efficiency ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Selective Conversion ◽  
Current Densities

Selective conversion of CO2 to formate with high current densities is highly desirable but still challenging. Copper hollow fibers with interconnected pore structures were fabricated via a facile method and used as a stand-alone cathode for highly efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2 to formate. Our studies revealed that delivering the reactant CO2 gas to the inner space of the hollow fiber could build up a higher CO2 partial pressure in the pores and presumably reduce the concentration of H[Formula: see text] from the electrolyte to effectively suppress the major competing reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), from 46.9% faradaic efficiency (FE) to 15.0%. A high selectivity for CO2 reduction to formate with a maximum FE of 77.1% was achieved with a high current density of 34.7[Formula: see text]mA cm[Formula: see text], which is one of the highest FEs on Cu-based materials. Mechanistic studies suggest that the abundant active sites along with the unique crystal facets induced by the high pressure of CO2 at the pore surface in the “gas in” mode are attributed to the superior electroactivity and selectivity for the CO2 reduction to formate. The Cu hollow fiber electrodes exhibit an outstanding long-term stability at high current density, showing great potential for large-scale practical applications.

scholarly journals The spectrum of carbon arcs in air at high current densities

1927 ◽  
Vol 117 (776) ◽  
pp. 164-182 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Current Density ◽  
High Current Density ◽  
Short Note ◽  
Direct Vision ◽  
Ground Glass ◽  
Total Radiation ◽  
High Current ◽  
Carbon Arc ◽  
Current Densities ◽  
Made In

Although the spectrum of the ordinary carbon arc has been studied in great detail during the last 70 years, there seems to have been no similar study of the “High Current Density” arc which was introduced by Beck in 1914. Spectrophotometrical measurements have been made in connection with the development of this type of arc for searchlights, and photographs of the spectra obtained from the total radiation from the arc have been published. The only account, however, of the spectrum from individual parts of the arc appears in a short note by Bell and Bassett. They examined an image of the arc on a ground glass screen with a direct vision spectroscope and reported that in the arc stream 15 lines appeared when the current exceeded 100 amperes. They attributed 7 of these to helium and 2 to hydrogen.

Layer-structured FeCo bihydroxide as an ultra-stable bifunctional electrocatalyst for water splitting at high current densities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaoyang Sun ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Shan Ji ◽  
Xuyun Wang ◽  
Vladimir Linkov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
Current Density ◽  
High Stability ◽  
High Current Density ◽  
High Current ◽  
Bifunctional Electrocatalyst ◽  
Current Densities ◽  
Double Hydroxide

A layered FeCo double hydroxide bifunctional water cracking electrocatalyst with ultra-high stability at high current density was developed.

Stable high current density operation of La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3−δ oxygen electrodes

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (22) ◽  
pp. 13531-13539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Y. Lu ◽  
Justin G. Railsback ◽  
Hongqian Wang ◽  
Qinyuan Liu ◽  
Yvonne A. Chart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperatures ◽  
Current Density ◽  
High Current Density ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Stable Operation ◽  
Electrochemical Cells ◽  
High Current ◽  
Oxygen Electrodes ◽  
Current Densities

Stable operation of LSCF oxygen electrodes with high current densities at high temperatures for solid oxide electrochemical cells.

scholarly journals Extracellular Electron Transfer: Respiratory or Nutrient Homeostasis?

2020 ◽  
Vol 202 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars J. C. Jeuken ◽  
Kiel Hards ◽  
Yoshio Nakatani
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Iron Reduction ◽  
Ferric Iron ◽  
Shewanella Oneidensis ◽  
Geobacter Sulfurreducens ◽  
Extracellular Electron Transfer ◽  
Gram Positive ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Gram Positive Bacteria ◽  
Nutrient Homeostasis

ABSTRACT Exoelectrogens are able to transfer electrons extracellularly, enabling them to respire on insoluble terminal electron acceptors. Extensively studied exoelectrogens, such as Geobacter sulfurreducens and Shewanella oneidensis, are Gram negative. More recently, it has been reported that Gram-positive bacteria, such as Listeria monocytogenes and Enterococcus faecalis, also exhibit the ability to transfer electrons extracellularly, although it is still unclear whether this has a function in respiration or in redox control of the environment, for instance, by reducing ferric iron for iron uptake. In this issue of Journal of Bacteriology, Hederstedt and colleagues report on experiments that directly compare extracellular electron transfer (EET) pathways for ferric iron reduction and respiration and find a clear difference (L. Hederstedt, L. Gorton, and G. Pankratova, J Bacteriol 202:e00725-19, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.00725-19), providing further insights and new questions into the function and metabolic pathways of EET in Gram-positive bacteria.

scholarly journals Generation of High Current Densities in Geobacter sulfurreducens Lacking the Putative Gene for the PilB Pilus Assembly Motor

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshiyuki Ueki ◽  
David J. F. Walker ◽  
Kelly P. Nevin ◽  
Joy E. Ward ◽  
Trevor L. Woodard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Geobacter Sulfurreducens ◽  
Metal Corrosion ◽  
Extracellular Electron Transfer ◽  
Renewable Electricity ◽  
Gene Deletions ◽  
Putative Gene ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Soils And Sediments ◽  
Current Densities

Geobacter sulfurreducens is a model microbe for the study of biogeochemically and technologically significant processes, such as the reduction of Fe(III) oxides in soils and sediments, bioelectrochemical applications that produce electric current from waste organic matter or drive useful processes with the consumption of renewable electricity, direct interspecies electron transfer in anaerobic digestors and methanogenic soils and sediments, and metal corrosion. Elucidating the phenotypes associated with gene deletions is an important strategy for determining the mechanisms for extracellular electron transfer in G. sulfurreducens .

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