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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2025

A novel cable bacteria species with a distinct morphology and genomic potential.

Anwar Hiralal, Philip Ley, Jesper R van Dijk, Cheng Li, Dmitrii Pankratov, Jiji Alingapoyil Choyikutty, Galina Pankratova, Jeanine S Geelhoed, Diana Vasquez-Cardenas, Clare E Reimers and 1 more

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors.

Anwar Hiralal *Research Group Geobiology, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-3797-6616
Philip Ley *Research Group Geobiology, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-7940-7641
Jesper R van Dijk *Research Group Geobiology, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-2449-600X
Cheng Li *College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1770-1738
Dmitrii PankratovResearch Group Geobiology, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8827-728X
Jiji Alingapoyil ChoyikuttyResearch Group Geobiology, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0009-0001-7744-9530
Galina PankratovaResearch Group Geobiology, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-9142-3364
Jeanine S GeelhoedResearch Group Geobiology, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6334-2604
Diana Vasquez-CardenasResearch Group Geobiology, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-8366-2020
Clare E ReimersCollege of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5238-948X
Filip J R MeysmanResearch Group Geobiology, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-5334-7655

Funding

HORIZON EUROPE European Innovation Council PRINGLE 101046719HORIZON EUROPE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions 101081327Office of Naval Research N00014-17-1-2599,N00014-21-1-2251Oregon State University M/A-02R/ECO-59-PDResearch Foundation Flanders 11D7822N,1139224N,S004523N
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cable bacteria form a group of multicellular prokaryotes that enable electron transfer over centimeter-scale distances within marine and freshwater sediments. To this end, the periplasm of these filamentous bacteria contains specialized conductive fibers, which extend along the full length of each filament and incorporate a novel Ni-containing NiBiD cofactor. Currently, the cable bacteria include two recognized genera,

Indexed as

BacteriaGenome, BacterialGeologic SedimentsGenomicsPhylogenyRNA, Ribosomal, 16SRNA, Ribosomal, 16Scable bacteriaCa. Electrothrix yaqonensisclosed genomeextracellular sheathsmicrobial diversityperiplasmic ridges

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PMID40261324
PMCPMC12093952

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