Electrotroph
An electrotroph is a microorganism which can receive electrons necessary for its growth from an electrode (power supply) terminal or other electron donors.[1]
The chemolithoautotrophic bacterium Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, that lives in ocean thermal vents, has been shown to exhibit electrotrophic behavior in experiments.[2] In particular, it switches the electron source for carbon assimilation from diffusible Fe2+
ions to an electrode under the condition that electrical current is the only source of energy and electrons.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Lovley, Derek R. (February 2022). "Electrotrophy: Other microbial species, iron, and electrodes as electron donors for microbial respirations". Bioresource Technology. 345: 126553. Bibcode:2022BiTec.34526553L. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126553. PMID 34906705.
- ^ Yamanaka, Tateo (2008). "Oxidation and Reduction of Iron by Bacteria". Chemolithoautotrophic Bacteria. pp. 79–102. doi:10.1007/978-4-431-78541-5_5. ISBN 978-4-431-78540-8.
- ^ Ishii, Takumi; Kawaichi, Satoshi; Nakagawa, Hirotaka; Hashimoto, Kazuhito; Nakamura, Ryuhei (25 September 2015). "From chemolithoautotrophs to electrolithoautotrophs: CO2 fixation by Fe(II)-oxidizing bacteria coupled with direct uptake of electrons from solid electron sources". Frontiers in Microbiology. 6: 994. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2015.00994. PMC 4593280. PMID 26500609.
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