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Cable bacteria take a new breath using long-distance electricity
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Abstract
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| Recently, a new group of multicellular microorganisms was discovered, called 'cable bacteria', which are capable of generating and mediating electrical currents across centimetre-scale distances. By transporting electrons from cell to cell, cable bacteria can harvest electron donors and electron acceptors that are widely separated in space, thus providing them with a competitive advantage for survival in aquatic sediments. The underlying process of long-distance electron transport challenges some long-held ideas about the energy metabolism of multicellular organisms and entails a whole new type of electrical cooperation between cells. This review summarizes the current knowledge about these intriguing multicellular bacteria. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Trends in microbiology. - Cambridge
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Publication
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Oxford
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Elsevier sci ltd
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2018
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ISSN
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0966-842X
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Volume/pages
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26
:5
(2018)
, p. 411-422
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ISI
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000430327400005
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Pubmed ID
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29174100
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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