BACTERIA - A “LIVE WIRE”
A special type of bacteria has been discovered in the ocean which join together to form a long conducting nanowire cable to transport electrons and capture the oxygen at the surface for metabolic use.
This belongs to a class of anaerobic bacteria called Desulfobulbaceae. They live not as individuals but as groups strung together as a long filament. These filaments capture the electrons generated during oxidation and transport them during reduction. It is an example of bacterial filaments acting as electric nanowires.
No comments:
Post a Comment