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ArticlemBio2024

Lack of physiological evidence for cytochrome filaments functioning as conduits for extracellular electron transfer.

Ingrid A Schwarz, Baha Alsaqri, Yassir Lekbach, Kathryn Henry, Sydney Gorman, Trevor Woodard, Laura Dion, Lauren Real, Dawn E Holmes, Jessica A Smith and 1 more

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Article in mBio, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Ingrid A Schwarz *Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut, USA.
Baha Alsaqri *Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut, USA.
Yassir LekbachDepartment of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
Kathryn HenryDepartment of Physical and Biological Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
Sydney GormanDepartment of Physical and Biological Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
Trevor WoodardDepartment of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
Laura DionDepartment of Physical and Biological Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
Lauren RealDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut, USA.
Dawn E HolmesDepartment of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1267-1771
Jessica A Smith *Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4248-6566
Derek R Lovley *Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7158-3555

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular cytochrome filaments are proposed to serve as conduits for long-range extracellular electron transfer. The primary functional physiological evidence has been the reported inhibition of IMPORTANCE: Unraveling microbial extracellular electron transfer mechanisms has profound implications for environmental processes and advancing biological applications. This study on

Indexed as

CytochromesFerric CompoundsGeobacterOxidation-ReductionElectron TransportFimbriae, BacterialFimbriae ProteinsCytochromesFerric Compoundsferric oxideFimbriae Proteinselectromicrobiologyextracellular electron transferGeobactergeomicrobiologymicrobial nanowires

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PMID38717196
PMCPMC11077965

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