New Geobacter Microbe Strain to Produce More Electricity
Date: 31.7.2009
In their most recent experiments with **Geobacter**, the sediment-loving **microbe** whose hairlike filaments help it to produce electric current from mud and wastewater, Derek Lovley and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst supervised the evolution of a new strain that dramatically increases power output per cell and overall bulk power. It also works with a thinner **biofilm** than earlier strains, cutting the time to reach **electricity**-producing concentrations on the electrode.
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