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Uptake of self-secreted flavins as bound cofactors for extracellular electron transfer in <i>Geobacter</i> species

Akihiro Okamoto, Koichiro Saito, Kengo Inoue, Kenneth H. Nealson, Kazuhito Hashimoto, Ryuhei Nakamura

Energy & Environmental Science · 2014 · 230 citations · 28 references

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<italic>Geobacter</italic> cells utilize self-secreted riboflavin as a bound-cofactor in outer-membrane <italic>c</italic>-type cytochromes to enhance the rate of bacterial electron transport.

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Daniel R. Bond, Derek R. Lovley · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2003 · 2.2K citations · Full text

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<i>Shewanella</i> secretes flavins that mediate extracellular electron transfer

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Electrically conductive bacterial nanowires produced by <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> strain MR-1 and other microorganisms

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