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J.R. van der Veen

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The recent discovery of cable bacteria has greatly expanded the known length scale of biological electron transport, as these multi-cellular bacteria are capable of mediating electrical currents across centimeter-scale distances. To enable such long-range conduction, cable bacter ...
In this dissertation, the charge transport mechanism in the conductive fibres of cable bacteria is investigated. In Chapter 1, the research field of bacterial electricity is introduced. Three kinds of bacterial nanowires are discussed: Shewenella nanowires, Geobacter nanowires an ...
Multicellular cable bacteria display an exceptional form of biological conduction, channeling electric currents across centimeter distances through a regular network of protein fibers embedded in the cell envelope. The fiber conductivity is among the highest recorded for biomater ...
Biological electron transport is classically thought to occur over nanometre distances, yet recent studies suggest that electrical currents can run along centimetre-long cable bacteria. The phenomenon remains elusive, however, as currents have not been directly measured, nor have ...