"Researchers have discovered a previously unknown species of bacteria capable of conducting electricity, potentially paving the way for innovative bioelectronic technologies.
These applications could span fields such as medicine, industrial manufacturing, food safety, and environmental monitoring and remediation.
The newly identified bacterium, found in mudflats along the Oregon coast, has been named Candidatus Electrothrix yaqonensis.
The findings were published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
Cable bacteria consist of rod-shaped cells attached end to end with a shared outer membrane, forming filaments that can reach several centimeters in length. Their electrical conductivity, unusual among bacteria, is an adaptation that optimizes their metabolic processes in the sediment environments in which they live."
The newly identified bacterium, found in mudflats along the Oregon coast, has been named Candidatus Electrothrix yaqonensis.
The findings were published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
Cable bacteria consist of rod-shaped cells attached end to end with a shared outer membrane, forming filaments that can reach several centimeters in length. Their electrical conductivity, unusual among bacteria, is an adaptation that optimizes their metabolic processes in the sediment environments in which they live."
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