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Exploring the Effects of bolA in Biofilm Formation and Current Generation by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1

Silva, Ana V.; Edel, Miriam 1; Gescher, Johannes 2; Paquete, Catarina M.
1 Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
2 Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen (IBG), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

Microbial electrochemical technologies (METs) have emerged in recent years as a promising alternative green source of energy, with microbes consuming organic matter to produce energy or valuable byproducts. It is the ability of performing extracellular electron transfer that allows these microbes to exchange electrons with an electrode in these systems. The low levels of current achieved have been the limiting factor for the large-scale application of METs. Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 is one of the most studied electroactive organisms regarding extracellular electron transfer, and it has been shown that biofilm formation is a key factor for current generation. The transcription factor bolA has been identified as a central player in biofilm formation in other organisms, with ist overexpression leading to increased biofilm. In this work we explore the effect of this gene in biofilm formation and current production by S. oneidensis MR-1. Our results demonstrate that an increased biofilm formation and consequent current generation was achieved by the overexpression of this gene. This information is crucial to optimize electroactive organisms toward their practical application in METs.


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000120604
Veröffentlicht am 25.06.2020
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00815
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Angewandte Biowissenschaften (IAB)
Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen (IBG)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2020
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 1664-302X
KITopen-ID: 1000120604
HGF-Programm 47.02.01 (POF III, LK 01) Zellpopul.auf Biofunk.Oberflächen IBG-1
Erschienen in Frontiers in microbiology
Verlag Frontiers Media SA
Band 11
Seiten Art. Nr.: 815
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 08.05.2020
Schlagwörter bolA, biofilms, microbial electrochemical technologies, bioelectrochemical systems, transcription factor, electroactive organisms
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