Department of Earth Science and Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, 835 W. 37th Street, SHS Rm 560, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
Microb Biotechnol. 2017 Sep;10(5):1114-1119. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.12834. Epub 2017 Aug 14.
Electromicrobiology is the domain of those prokaryotes able to interact with charged electrodes, using them as electron donors and/or electron acceptors. This is performed via a process called extracellular electron transport, in which outer membrane cytochromes are used to oxidize and/or reduce otherwise unavailable insoluble electron acceptors. EET-capable bacteria can thus be used for a variety of purposes, ranging from small power sources, water reclamation, to pollution remediation and electrosynthesis. Because the study of EET-capable bacteria is in its nascent phase, the applications are mostly in developmental stages, but the potential for significant contributions to environmental quality is high and moving forward.
电微生物学是能够与带电电极相互作用的原核生物的领域，它们将电极用作电子供体和/或电子受体。这是通过一种称为细胞外电子传递的过程来完成的，其中外膜细胞色素用于氧化和/或还原原本无法获得的不溶性电子受体。因此，具有 EET 能力的细菌可用于各种用途，从小型电源、水回收，到污染修复和电合成。由于对具有 EET 能力的细菌的研究还处于起步阶段，因此应用大多处于发展阶段，但对环境质量做出重大贡献的潜力很高，并且正在不断推进。
