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Alignment of the c -Type Cytochrome OmcS along Pili of Geobacter sulfurreducens

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Immunogold localization revealed that OmcS, a cytochrome that is required for Fe(III) oxide reduction by Geobacter sulfurreducens, was localized along the pili. The apparent spacing between OmcS molecules suggests that OmcS facilitates electron transfer from pili to Fe(III) oxides rather than promoting electron conduction along the length of the pili.

Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/aem.00023-10

Authors: Ching Leang, Xinlei Qian, Tünde Mester, Derek R. Lovley

Institution: University of Massachusetts Amherst

Language: English

Topic: Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation

Subfield: Environmental Engineering

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Naval Research

Awards: ANALYSIS OF THE GENETIC POTENTIAL & GENE EXPRESSION OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES INVOLVED IN THE IN SITU BIOREMEDIATION OF URANIUM, G8876996369