Let’s chat: Communication between electroactive microorganisms

Catarina Paquete; Miriam Rosenbaum; Lluis Baneras; Amelia-Elena Rotaru; Sebastia Puig

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126705

Let’s chat: Communication between electroactive microorganisms

Catarina Paquete, Miriam Rosenbaum, Lluis Baneras, Amelia-Elena Rotaru, Sebastia Puig^*

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Abstract

Electroactive microorganisms can exchange electrons with other cells or conductive interfaces in their extracellular environment. This property opens the way to a broad range of practical biotechnological applications, from manufacturing sustainable chemicals via electrosynthesis, to bioenergy, bioelectronics or improved, low-energy demanding wastewater treatments. Besides, electroactive microorganisms play key roles in environmental bioremediation, significantly impacting process efficiencies. This review highlights our present knowledge on microbial interactions promoting the communication between electroactive microorganisms in a biofilm on an electrode in bioelectrochemical systems (BES). Furthermore, the immediate knowledge gaps that must be closed to develop novel technologies will also be acknowledged.

Original language	English
Article number	126705
Journal	Bioresource Technology
Volume	347
Number of pages	9
ISSN	0960-8524
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126705
Publication status	Published - Mar 2022

Keywords

Biofilms
Cell communication
Electroactive bacteria
Electron transfer
Quorum sensing
Electrodes
Bioelectric Energy Sources
Communication
Electrons

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