ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2019
On the evolution and physiology of cable bacteria.
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- Extracellular electron transfer in cable bacteria enables growth rates comparable to aerobic respiration.Nature communications · 2026Article
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- The genetic repertoire underlying electrogenic sulphur oxidation in cable bacteria.BMC genomics · 2026Article
- Pullulan Coating Preserves High Conductivity in Cable Bacteria Wires.ACS applied bio materials · 2026Article
- From single step hops to emergent biological phenomena.Journal of inorganic biochemistry · 2026Review
- Distribution of a novel DsrEFH sulfur transferase suggests widespread sulfur oxidation capacity in sulfate reducers.The ISME journal · 2026Article
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- Identification of key steps in the evolution of anaerobic methanotrophy inScience advances · 2025Article
- Inactive "Ghost" Cells Do Not Affect Motility and Long-Range Electron Transport in Filamentous Cable Bacteria.Environmental microbiology · 2025Article
- A novel cable bacteria species with a distinct morphology and genomic potential.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2025Article
- Comparison of cable bacteria genera reveals details of their conduction machinery.EMBO reports · 2025Article
- Comparative analysis of esophageal gland microbes between two body sizes ofMicrobiology spectrum · 2025Article
- Large Filamentous Bacteria Isolated From Sulphidic Sediments Reveal Novel Species and Distinct Energy and Defence Mechanisms for Survival.Environmental microbiology · 2025Article
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- Multidisciplinary methodologies used in the study of cable bacteria.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2025Review
- End-to-end contact enables long-distance electron transport between filaments in cable bacteria.The ISME journal · 2025Article
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19 authors at 5 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
Cable bacteria of the family Desulfobulbaceae form centimeter-long filaments comprising thousands of cells. They occur worldwide in the surface of aquatic sediments, where they connect sulfide oxidation with oxygen or nitrate reduction via long-distance electron transport. In the absence of pure cultures, we used single-filament genomics and metagenomics to retrieve draft genomes of 3 marine
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