2021
Structure of Geobacter pili reveals secretory rather than nanowire behaviour
Gu Y, Srikanth V, Salazar-Morales AI, Jain R, O’Brien J, Yi SM, Soni RK, Samatey FA, Yalcin SE, Malvankar NS. Structure of Geobacter pili reveals secretory rather than nanowire behaviour. Nature 2021, 597: 430-434. PMID: 34471289, PMCID: PMC9127704, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03857-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular electron transferType 4 piliElectron transferProtein nanowiresCryo-electron microscopyNanowiresNanowire behaviorGeobacter piliC-terminal residuesTranslocation machineryAssembly architectureLoss of secretionMajor phylaGeobacter speciesPrevious structural analysisSurface appendagesGeobacter sulfurreducensAromatic side chainsPiliPilAΠ stackingWidespread effectsBioelectronicsMicroorganismsFilaments
2016
A Simple and Low‐Cost Procedure for Growing Geobacter sulfurreducens Cell Cultures and Biofilms in Bioelectrochemical Systems
O'Brien JP, Malvankar NS. A Simple and Low‐Cost Procedure for Growing Geobacter sulfurreducens Cell Cultures and Biofilms in Bioelectrochemical Systems. Current Protocols In Microbiology 2016, 43: a.4k.1-a.4k.27. PMID: 27858972, PMCID: PMC5726868, DOI: 10.1002/cpmc.20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnaerobic microorganismsGlobal biogeochemical cyclingModel organismsBacterial cell cultureBiogeochemical cyclingGeobacter sulfurreducensAnaerobic environmentMicroorganismsCell culturesCentral roleProduction of bioenergyOrganismsEnvironmental processesBioelectrochemical systemsSulfurreducensLow-cost assemblyBiofilmsMajor hurdleNutrientsAssemblyCultivation