Smets, Bent (author), Boschker, H.T.S. (author), Wetherington, Maxwell T. (author), Lelong, GĂ©rald (author), Hidalgo-Martinez, Silvia (author), Polerecky, Lubos (author), Nuyts, Gert (author), De Wael, Karolien (author), Meysman, F.J.R. (author) Cable bacteria embed a network of conductive protein fibers in their cell envelope that efficiently guides electron transport over distances spanning up to several centimeters. This form of long-distance electron transport is unique in biology and is mediated by a metalloprotein with a sulfur-coordinated nickel (Ni) cofactor. However, the...
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