MicrobiologybioRxiv
Electrically Conductive Pili from Pilin Genes of Phylogenetically Diverse Microorganisms
D. J. F. Walker, R. Y. Adhikari, D. E. Holmes…·D. R. Lovley
This study expresses pilin genes from diverse microorganisms in Geobacter sulfurreducens to identify new sources of electrically conductive pili, finding that some produce e-pili with properties similar to native ones.
DOI 10.1038/ismej.2017.141