Prevalence of electricity production among culturable bacteria
Theo Hembury, Tom Smith, Md Tabish Noori, Klaus Hellgardt, Thomas Bell
This study surveys electricity production among environmental bacterial isolates, finding 11-22% of taxa display exoelectrogenic activity, identifying three novel species and showing phylogenetic conservation of the trait.
bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology