Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29576990›Full record

ArticlePeerJ2018

Necessity of electrically conductive pili for methanogenesis with magnetite stimulation.

Oumei Wang, Shiling Zheng, Bingchen Wang, Wenjing Wang, Fanghua Liu

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Article in PeerJ, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
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8citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Oumei WangBinzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong, China.
Shiling ZhengKey Laboratory of Coastal Biology and Biological Resources Utilization, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, Shandong, China.
Bingchen WangKey Laboratory of Coastal Biology and Biological Resources Utilization, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, Shandong, China.
Wenjing WangKey Laboratory of Coastal Biology and Biological Resources Utilization, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, Shandong, China.
Fanghua LiuKey Laboratory of Coastal Biology and Biological Resources Utilization, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, Shandong, China.
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNBinzhou Medical University · CNUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMagnetite-mediated direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) between

methodsConcentrations of methane and organic acid were analysed with a gas chromatograph and high-performance liquid chromatography, respectively. The concentration of HCl-extractable Fe(II) was determined by the ferrozine method. The association of the defined co-cultures of

resultsMagnetite stimulated ethanol metabolism and methane production in defined co-cultures of

conclusionIn summary, the e-pili are necessary for the stimulation of not only

Indexed as

Co-culturesDirect interspecies electron transfer (DIET)Electrically conductive pili (e-pili)Ethanol metabolismFerrous ironGeobacter metallireducensMagnetiteMethaneMethanosarcina barkeriStimulation

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PMID29576990
PMCPMC5866715
OpenAlexW2793453925

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