Buz Barstow

The paper calculates the efficiency of butanol production via electromicrobial formate assimilation, comparing different electron delivery mechanisms and carbon assimilation pathways.

This paper compares the performance of three microbes in dissolving ultramafic rock dunite, finding that Gluconobacter oxydans outperforms the others in acid production and metal extraction.

This paper demonstrates that Gluconobacter oxydans produces biolixiviants that significantly accelerate the leaching of cations from ultramafic minerals compared to chemical alternatives.

The paper models how genetic changes in microorganisms can improve lanthanide separation through biosorption, showing potential for significant efficiency gains with single or combined genetic edits.

The paper screens a genome-scale knockout collection of Gluconobacter oxydans B58 to identify genes important for bioleaching neodymium, finding 89 genes, 68 novel to this process, and validating strain-specific effects on bioleaching efficiency.

This paper describes an efficient method for natural plasmid transformation in Vibrio natriegens using engineered strains and minimal media, enabling scalable and low-cost molecular biology applications.

This study calculates the efficiency of electromicrobial production of jet fuel blends containing branched-chain hydrocarbons and finds that increasing branched-chain content slightly reduces energy conversion efficiency.

The paper calculates the upper limit electrical-to-energy conversion efficiency for producing jet fuels using electromicrobial pathways.

This paper improves REE bioleaching by engineering Gluconobacter oxydans through genetic modifications that enhance acid production and metabolic efficiency.

This study identifies genes in Shewanella oneidensis that affect rare earth element biosorption, offering targets for genetic engineering to improve REE separation.

The paper evaluates the economic feasibility of using electromicrobial production to generate lixiviants for CO2 mineralization, showing costs as low as $100 per tonne of CO2 sequestered.

The paper establishes an upper limit on the energy efficiency of electromicrobial protein production using a molecular-scale model.

The paper identifies genetic factors in Gluconobacter oxydans that enhance rare earth element bioleaching, finding 304 genes affecting acid production and bioleaching efficiency.

The paper identifies five genes essential for electron uptake from a cathode in Shewanella oneidensis, highlighting a distinct role in electron uptake compared to donation.

The paper models electromicrobial production systems to predict efficiency gains and reactor design requirements for converting electricity to biofuel.

This paper reviews biological and non-biological components for rewired carbon fixation systems and identifies challenges in using engineered electroactive microbes for electrical energy storage.

This paper introduces Knockout Sudoku, a method to rapidly construct and curate a whole-genome transposon insertion collection for Shewanella oneidensis, enabling high-throughput analysis of gene function.