A highly conductive fibre network enables centimetre-scale electron transport in multicellular cable bacteria
Cable bacteria’ form long multicellular filaments that can transfer electrical currents over centimetre-long distances. Here, Meysman et al. show that the electrical currents run along highly conductive fibres embedded in the cell envelope, and charge transfer is electronic rather than ionic.
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doaj-e24dd843adbc4456b9f350361d8bc2732021-05-11T12:39:45ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232019-09-011011810.1038/s41467-019-12115-7A highly conductive fibre network enables centimetre-scale electron transport in multicellular cable bacteriaFilip J. R. Meysman0Rob Cornelissen1Stanislav Trashin2Robin Bonné3Silvia Hidalgo Martinez4Jasper van der Veen5Carsten J. Blom6Cheryl Karman7Ji-Ling Hou8Raghavendran Thiruvallur Eachambadi9Jeanine S. Geelhoed10Karolien De Wael11Hubertus J. E. Beaumont12Bart Cleuren13Roland Valcke14Herre S. J. van der Zant15Henricus T. S. Boschker16Jean V. Manca17Department of Biology, University of AntwerpX-LAB, Hasselt UniversityAXES Research group, Department of Chemistry, University of AntwerpX-LAB, Hasselt UniversityDepartment of Biology, University of AntwerpDepartment of Quantum Nanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Technical University DelftDepartment of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyDepartment of Biology, University of AntwerpX-LAB, Hasselt UniversityX-LAB, Hasselt UniversityDepartment of Biology, University of AntwerpAXES Research group, Department of Chemistry, University of AntwerpDepartment of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyTheoretical Physics, Hasselt UniversityMolecular and Physical Plant Physiology, Hasselt UniversityDepartment of Quantum Nanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Technical University DelftDepartment of Biology, University of AntwerpX-LAB, Hasselt UniversityCable bacteria’ form long multicellular filaments that can transfer electrical currents over centimetre-long distances. Here, Meysman et al. show that the electrical currents run along highly conductive fibres embedded in the cell envelope, and charge transfer is electronic rather than ionic.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12115-7 |
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Filip J. R. Meysman Rob Cornelissen Stanislav Trashin Robin Bonné Silvia Hidalgo Martinez Jasper van der Veen Carsten J. Blom Cheryl Karman Ji-Ling Hou Raghavendran Thiruvallur Eachambadi Jeanine S. Geelhoed Karolien De Wael Hubertus J. E. Beaumont Bart Cleuren Roland Valcke Herre S. J. van der Zant Henricus T. S. Boschker Jean V. Manca |
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Filip J. R. Meysman Rob Cornelissen Stanislav Trashin Robin Bonné Silvia Hidalgo Martinez Jasper van der Veen Carsten J. Blom Cheryl Karman Ji-Ling Hou Raghavendran Thiruvallur Eachambadi Jeanine S. Geelhoed Karolien De Wael Hubertus J. E. Beaumont Bart Cleuren Roland Valcke Herre S. J. van der Zant Henricus T. S. Boschker Jean V. Manca A highly conductive fibre network enables centimetre-scale electron transport in multicellular cable bacteria Nature Communications |
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Filip J. R. Meysman Rob Cornelissen Stanislav Trashin Robin Bonné Silvia Hidalgo Martinez Jasper van der Veen Carsten J. Blom Cheryl Karman Ji-Ling Hou Raghavendran Thiruvallur Eachambadi Jeanine S. Geelhoed Karolien De Wael Hubertus J. E. Beaumont Bart Cleuren Roland Valcke Herre S. J. van der Zant Henricus T. S. Boschker Jean V. Manca |
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A highly conductive fibre network enables centimetre-scale electron transport in multicellular cable bacteria |
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A highly conductive fibre network enables centimetre-scale electron transport in multicellular cable bacteria |
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A highly conductive fibre network enables centimetre-scale electron transport in multicellular cable bacteria |
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A highly conductive fibre network enables centimetre-scale electron transport in multicellular cable bacteria |
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A highly conductive fibre network enables centimetre-scale electron transport in multicellular cable bacteria |
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highly conductive fibre network enables centimetre-scale electron transport in multicellular cable bacteria |
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Cable bacteria’ form long multicellular filaments that can transfer electrical currents over centimetre-long distances. Here, Meysman et al. show that the electrical currents run along highly conductive fibres embedded in the cell envelope, and charge transfer is electronic rather than ionic. |
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