Table 1 Important electrogenic microorganisms capable of mediating direct electron transfer
From: Eco-physiological and interdisciplinary approaches for empowering biobatteries
S. No | Electrogenic bacteria | Class | Terminal electron acceptor | Mode of transfer | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Geobacter sulfurreducens | δ - proteobacteria | Insoluble extracellular deposits of Fe(III) and Mn(IV) | Direct transfer (pili) | (Bond and Lovley 2003) |
2. | Geobacter metallireducens | δ - proteobacteria | Insoluble extracellular deposits of Fe(III) and Mn(IV) | Direct transfer (pili) | (Min et al. 2005) |
3. | Geobacter anodireducens | δ - proteobacteria | Soluble or insoluble Fe (III) | Yet to be determined | (Sun et al. 2014) |
4. | Shewanella oneidensis | γ - proteobacteria | Fe(III) deposits | Endogenous electron mediators | (Ringeisen et al. 2006) |
5. | Desulfovibrio | δ - proteobacteria | Hydrogen sulphide | Indirect ET through the interaction of reduced metabolic products | (Kang et al. 2014) |
6. | Aeromonas hydrophila | γ - proteobacteria | Fe(III) deposits | Possibly OMCs | (Pham et al. 2003) |
7. | Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans | δ - proteobacteria | Oxidizes Nitrate, U(VI), | Direct electron transfer | (Strycharz et al. 2010) |
8. | Rhodoferax ferrireducens | β - proteobacteria | Fe(III) deposits | Direct electron transfer | (Chaudhuri and Lovley 2003) |
9. | Rhodopseudomonas palustris | α - proteobacteria | Fe(III), sulfer and other minerals | Direct electron transfer | (Xing et al. 2008) |
10. | Thermincola spp. | Fermicutes | Fe(III) deposits | OMC | (Carlson et al. 2012) |
11. | Citrobacter sp. SX-1 | γ - proteobacteria | Fe(III) deposits/ oxygen | Direct electron transfer | (Xu and Liu 2011) |