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Quorum sensing signals enhance the electrochemical activity and energy recovery of mixed-culture electroactive biofilms. Biosens Bioelectron 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2017.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Yu D, Yong YC, Liu C, Fang Y, Bai L, Dong S. New applications of genetically modified Pseudomonas aeruginosa for toxicity detection in water. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 184:106-111. [PMID: 28582765 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.05.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Revised: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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A novel mediator-free method based on genetically modified bacteria was developed for detecting water toxicity, where genetically modified Pseudomonas aeruginosa (GM P. aeruginosa) was selected as the biosensor strain and pyocyanin (PYO) produced by this strain was used as the indicator. The toxicity response of GM P. aeruginosa to 3, 5-dichlorophenol (3, 5-DCP) was measured electrochemically and spectroscopically, and the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 3, 5-DCP was determined to be 15.1 mg/L. Strikingly, the toxicity of sample solution with 3, 5-DCP could also be estimated visually by naked eyes at a concentration as low as 10 mg/L. The present study provided a convenient, sensitive and cost-effective method for water toxicity detection, and extended biosensing application of the genetically modified bacterium.
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- Dengbin Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, Jilin Province, PR China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, Jilin Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, Jilin Province, PR China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, North University of China, 3 Xueyuan Road, Taiyuan 030051, Shanxi Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, Jilin Province, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, PR China.
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Tang Y, Deng D, Zhou L, Jiang Y, Ma Y, Tian G, Liu Y. Analysis of electricity generation and community of electroactive biofilms enriched from various wastewater treatment stages. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Liu Q, Liu B, Li W, Zhao X, Zuo W, Xing D. Impact of Ferrous Iron on Microbial Community of the Biofilm in Microbial Fuel Cells. Front Microbiol 2017. [PMID: 28638368 PMCID: PMC5461252 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The performance of microbial electrochemical cells depends upon microbial community structure and metabolic activity of the electrode biofilms. Iron as a signal affects biofilm development and enrichment of exoelectrogenic bacteria. In this study, the effect of ferrous iron on microbial communities of the electrode biofilms in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) was investigated. Voltage production showed that ferrous iron of 100 μM facilitated MFC start-up compared to 150 μM, 200 μM, and without supplement of ferrous iron. However, higher concentration of ferrous iron had an inhibitive influence on current generation after 30 days of operation. Illumina Hiseq sequencing of 16S rRNA gene amplicons indicated that ferrous iron substantially changed microbial community structures of both anode and cathode biofilms. Principal component analysis showed that the response of microbial communities of the anode biofilms to higher concentration of ferrous iron was more sensitive. The majority of predominant populations of the anode biofilms in MFCs belonged to Geobacter, which was different from the populations of the cathode biofilms. An obvious shift of community structures of the cathode biofilms occurred after ferrous iron addition. This study implied that ferrous iron influenced the power output and microbial community of MFCs.
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- Qian Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin, China
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Wang YZ, Shen Y, Gao L, Liao ZH, Sun JZ, Yong YC. Improving the extracellular electron transfer of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 for enhanced bioelectricity production from biomass hydrolysate. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra04106c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Direct electricity production from biomass hydrolysate by microbial fuel cells (MFC) holds great promise for the development of the sustainable biomass industry.
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- Yan-Zhai Wang
- Biofuels Institute
- School of the Environment
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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- College of Environment and Resources
- Chongqing Technology and Business University
- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chongqing 401122
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- Biofuels Institute
- School of the Environment
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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- Biofuels Institute
- School of the Environment
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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- Biofuels Institute
- School of the Environment
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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- Biofuels Institute
- School of the Environment
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- China
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Monzon O, Yang Y, Li Q, Alvarez PJ. Quorum sensing autoinducers enhance biofilm formation and power production in a hypersaline microbial fuel cell. Biochem Eng J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2016.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Zhai DD, Li B, Sun JZ, Sun DZ, Si RW, Yong YC. Enhanced power production from microbial fuel cells with high cell density culture. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2016; 73:2176-81. [PMID: 27148719 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2016.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Improvement of power production in a microbial fuel cell (MFC) with a high cell density culture strategy was developed. By using high cell density culture, the voltage output and power density output of the MFC were enhanced about 0.6 and 1.6 times compared to the control, respectively. Further analysis showed that riboflavin concentration in the MFC was dramatically increased from 0.1 mg/L to 1.2 mg/L by high cell density culture. Moreover, the biofilm formation on the anode surface was significantly enhanced by this new strategy. The increased accumulation of electron shuttle (riboflavin) as well as enhanced biofilm formation contributed to the improvement in anodic electrochemical activity and these factors were the underlying mechanism for MFC performance improvement by high cell density culture. This work demonstrated that high cell density culture would be a simple and practical strategy for MFC manipulation.
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- Dan-Dan Zhai
- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, China E-mail: ; College of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, China E-mail:
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, China E-mail:
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, China E-mail:
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, China E-mail:
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, China E-mail:
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Promising applications of synthetic biology – and how to avoid their potential pitfalls. Synth Biol (Oxf) 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-10988-2_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Yu YY, Guo CX, Yong YC, Li CM, Song H. Nitrogen doped carbon nanoparticles enhanced extracellular electron transfer for high-performance microbial fuel cells anode. CHEMOSPHERE 2015; 140:26-33. [PMID: 25439129 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.09.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2014] [Revised: 08/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Nitrogen doped carbon nanoparticles (NDCN) were applied to modify the carbon cloth anodes of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) inoculated with Shewanella oneidensis MR-1, one of the most well-studied exoelectrogens. Experimental results demonstrated that the use of NDCN increased anodic absorption of flavins (i.e., the soluble electron mediator secreted by S. oneidensis MR-1), facilitating shuttle-mediated extracellular electron transfer. In addition, we also found that NDCN enabled enhanced contact-based direct electron transfer via outer-membrane c-type cytochromes. Taken together, the performance of MFCs with the NDCN-modified anode was enormously enhanced, delivering a maximum power density 3.5 times' higher than that of the MFCs without the modification of carbon cloth anodes.
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- Yang-Yang Yu
- School of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457, Singapore
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- School of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457, Singapore
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- School of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457, Singapore
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- School of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457, Singapore
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- School of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457, Singapore; Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China.
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Qiao Y, Qiao YJ, Zou L, Ma CX, Liu JH. Real-time monitoring of phenazines excretion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa microbial fuel cell anode using cavity microelectrodes. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 198:1-6. [PMID: 26360598 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Phenazines are a kind of metabolites that can mediate extracellular Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) cells in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). However, it is still not clear that whether and how the excretion profile of phenazines is affected by the operating MFC. Here, we report a real time analysis approach based on a cavity microelectrode electrochemical sensor to investigate the phenazines excretion behavior of P. aeruginosa during MFC operation. The phenazine concentration increases at first 72 h, reaches a plateau and decreases after 120 h and also shows local dependent variation. It is dependent on the MFC current generation profile but also affect by the biofilm formation. Accordingly, a mechanism about phenazines excretion in MFC anode and the phenazines mediated extracellular electron transfer of the P. aeruginosa anode is proposed. This work provides a novel strategy for self-mediated extracellular electron transfer analysis in the operating MFCs.
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- Yan Qiao
- Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials & Technologies of Clean Energies, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Faculty of Materials & Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials & Technologies of Clean Energies, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Faculty of Materials & Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials & Technologies of Clean Energies, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Faculty of Materials & Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials & Technologies of Clean Energies, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Faculty of Materials & Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials & Technologies of Clean Energies, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Faculty of Materials & Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Yong YC, Wu XY, Sun JZ, Cao YX, Song H. Engineering quorum sensing signaling of Pseudomonas for enhanced wastewater treatment and electricity harvest: A review. CHEMOSPHERE 2015; 140:18-25. [PMID: 25455678 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2014] [Revised: 07/13/2014] [Accepted: 10/05/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Cell-cell communication that enables synchronized population behaviors in microbial communities dictates various biological processes. It is of great interest to unveil the underlying mechanisms of fine-tuning cell-cell communication to achieve environmental and energy applications. Pseudomonas is a ubiquitous microbe in environments that had wide applications in bioremediation and bioenergy generation. The quorum sensing (QS, a generic cell-cell communication mechanism) systems of Pseudomonas underlie the aromatics biodegradation, denitrification and electricity harvest. Here, we reviewed the recent progresses of the genetic strategies in engineering QS circuits to improve efficiency of wastewater treatment and the performance of microbial fuel cells.
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- Yang-Chun Yong
- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; School of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, and Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637457, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; School of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, and Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637457, Singapore.
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Zheng T, Xu YS, Yong XY, Li B, Yin D, Cheng QW, Yuan HR, Yong YC. Endogenously enhanced biosurfactant production promotes electricity generation from microbial fuel cells. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 197:416-421. [PMID: 26356112 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.08.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Revised: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 08/15/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is considered as a promising green energy source and energy-saving pollutants treatment technology as it integrates pollutant biodegradation with energy extraction. In this work, a facile approach to enhance endogenous biosurfactant production was developed to improve the electron transfer rate and power output of MFC. By overexpression of rhlA, the key gene responsible for rhamnolipids synthesis, over-production of self-synthesized rhamnolipids from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 was achieved. Strikingly, the increased rhamnolipids production by rhlA overexpression significantly promoted the extracellular electron transfer of P. aeruginosa by enhancing electron shuttle (pyocyanin) production and increasing bacteria attachment on the anode. As a result, the strain with endogenously enhanced rhamnolipids production delivered 2.5 times higher power density output than that of the parent strain. This work substantiated that the enhancement on endogenous biosurfactant production could be a promising approach for improvement on the electricity output of MFC.
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- Tao Zheng
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, and Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu Province, China; Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, China; College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, and Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, and Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Hameed A, Pi HW, Lin SY, Lai WA, Young LS, Liu YC, Shen FT, Young CC. Direct Electrochemical Sensing of Phenazine-1-carboxylic Acid Secreted byPseudomonas chlororaphissubsp.aureofaciensBCRC 11057TUsing Disposable Screen-printed Carbon Electrode. ELECTROANAL 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201500278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Yu Y, Wu Y, Cao B, Gao YG, Yan X. Adjustable bidirectional extracellular electron transfer between Comamonas testosteroni biofilms and electrode via distinct electron mediators. Electrochem commun 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2015.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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TerAvest MA, Ajo‐Franklin CM. Transforming exoelectrogens for biotechnology using synthetic biology. Biotechnol Bioeng 2015; 113:687-97. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.25723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Michaela A. TerAvest
- California Institute for Quantitative BiosciencesUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeleyCalifornia94720
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- Physical Biosciences DivisionLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeleyCalifornia94720
- Materials Science DivisionLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeleyCalifornia94720
- Synthetic Biology InstituteLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeleyCalifornia94720
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Characterization of a novel strain phylogenetically related to Kocuria rhizophila and its chemical modification to improve performance of microbial fuel cells. Biosens Bioelectron 2015; 69:113-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Revised: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Pandit S, Khilari S, Roy S, Ghangrekar MM, Pradhan D, Das D. Reduction of start-up time through bioaugmentation process in microbial fuel cells using an isolate from dark fermentative spent media fed anode. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2015; 72:106-15. [PMID: 26114278 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2015.174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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An electrochemically active bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa IIT BT SS1 was isolated from a dark fermentative spent media fed anode, and a bioaugmentation technique using the isolated strain was used to improve the start-up time of a microbial fuel cell (MFC). Higher volumetric current density and lower start-up time were observed with the augmented system MFC-PM (13.7 A/m3) when compared with mixed culture MFC-M (8.72 A/m3) during the initial phase. This enhanced performance in MFC-PM was possibly due to the improvement in electron transfer ability by the augmented strain. However, pure culture MFC-P showed maximum volumetric current density (17 A/m3) due to the inherent electrogenic properties of Pseudomonas sp. An electrochemical impedance spectroscopic (EIS) study, along with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) analysis, supported the influence of isolated species in improving the MFC performance. The present study indicates that the bioaugmentation strategy using the isolated Pseudomonas sp. can be effectively utilized to decrease the start-up time of MFC.
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- Soumya Pandit
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India E-mail:
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- Materials Science Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India E-mail:
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Materials Science Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India E-mail:
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Certain pseudomonads are capable of producing phenazines-pigmented, reversibly redox-active metabolites that induce a variety of physiological effects on the producing organism as well as others in their vicinity. Environmental conditions and the specific physiological state of cells can dramatically affect the absolute amounts and relative proportions of the various phenazines produced. The method detailed here-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to detection by UV-Vis absorption-can be used to separate and quantify the amount of phenazines in a Pseudomonas culture. Simple spectrophotometric measurements of filtered culture supernatants can be used to quantify certain oxidized phenazines, such as pyocyanin, in cultures. For cases where the conditions under study are not planktonic cultures (e.g., soil or biofilms) extracting the phenazines may be a necessary first step.
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- Suzanne E Kern
- Biology Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Chen W, Liu XY, Qian C, Song XN, Li WW, Yu HQ. An UV–vis spectroelectrochemical approach for rapid detection of phenazines and exploration of their redox characteristics. Biosens Bioelectron 2015; 64:25-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2014.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2014] [Revised: 08/14/2014] [Accepted: 08/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Yin T, Lin Z, Su L, Yuan C, Fu D. Preparation of vertically oriented TiO2 nanosheets modified carbon paper electrode and its enhancement to the performance of MFCs. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:400-408. [PMID: 25474129 DOI: 10.1021/am506360x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A unique vertically oriented TiO2 nanosheets (TiO2-NSs) layer was synthesized in situ on the surface of a carbon paper (CP) electrode via hydrothermal synthesis upon addition of a suitable amount of activated carbon powders in a reactor. Field emission scanning electron microscopy images showed that the nanosheets were about 2 μm in length, 200-600 nm in width and 15 nm in thickness. X-ray diffraction and Raman patterns verified TiO2-NSs crystallized in the anatase phase. The electrochemical activities of CP and TiO2-NSs/CP electrode have been investigated by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The maximum power output density of a mixed consortia inoculated microbial fuel cell was increased by 63% upon using TiO2-NSs/CP as a bioanode compared with that using bare CP as a bioanode. The performance improvement could be ascribed to unique 3D open porous interface made of vertically oriented TiO2-NSs, which provides good biocompatibility, favorable mass transport process, large surface areas for adhension of bacteria and direct pathways for electron movement to the electrode.
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- Tao Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Southeast University , Nanjing 210096, People's Republic of China
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Sun JZ, Peter Kingori G, Si RW, Zhai DD, Liao ZH, Sun DZ, Zheng T, Yong YC. Microbial fuel cell-based biosensors for environmental monitoring: a review. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2015; 71:801-9. [PMID: 25812087 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2015.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The microbial fuel cell (MFC) is an innovative technology that was initially designed to harness energy from organic waste using microorganisms. It is striking how many promising applications beyond energy production have been explored in recent decades. In particular, MFC-based biosensors are considered to be the next generation biosensing technology for environmental monitoring. This review describes recent advances in this emerging technology of MFC-based biosensors, with a special emphasis on monitoring of biochemical oxygen demand and toxicity in the environment. The progress confirms that MFC-based biosensors could be used as self-powered portable biosensing devices with great potential in long-term and remote environmental monitoring.
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- Jian-Zhong Sun
- School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China E-mail:
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- School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China E-mail: ; School of Environmental Studies, Kenyatta University, P.O. Box 43844, Nairobi, Kenya
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- School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China E-mail:
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- School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China E-mail: ; College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Henan 450001, China
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- School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China E-mail:
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- School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China E-mail:
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- College of Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, No. 5 XinMofan Road, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China E-mail:
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Wang MZ, Zheng X, Zhang K, Ding YC, He HZ, Shen DS, Feng HJ. A new method for rapid construction of a Pseudomonas sp. HF-1 bioaugmented system: accelerating acylated homoserine lactones secretion by pH regulation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 169:229-235. [PMID: 25058298 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.06.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2014] [Revised: 06/25/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Pseudomonas sp. HF-1 bioaugmented systems were operated to treat tobacco wastewater under pH 5.5 for three cycles and pH 8.0 for the rest, which was suitable for HF-1 biofilm formation. The results showed that, under pH control, the contents of 3-oxo-C6-HSL, C6-HSL and 3-oxo-C8-HSL were significantly higher than HF-1 thresholds for biofilm formation. Compared with non-pH controlled reactors, HF-1 showed greater colonization in pH controlled reactors, primarily owing to the high extracellular polymeric substances secretion induced by quorum sensing. Accordingly, high indigenous community activity and granular sludge were observed. Sludge granulation occurred from the seventh cycle, and the average diameter was greater than 400 μm. These systems were also highly efficient with nearly 100% nicotine degradation and 60% total organic carbon removal. Overall, the results indicate that pH regulation is a new and feasible method for acceleration of releasing of auto-inducers, which is beneficial to construction of HF-1 bioaugmented systems.
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- Mei-Zhen Wang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, Hangzhou 310012, China.
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Hsieh MC, Chung YC. Measurement of biochemical oxygen demand from different wastewater samples using a mediator-less microbial fuel cell biosensor. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2014; 35:2204-2211. [PMID: 25145173 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2014.898700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have attracted considerable attention as potential biosensors. A MFC biosensor for rapid measurement of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) has been recently studied. However, a standardized bacterial mixture inoculated in the MFC biosensor for BOD measurement is unavailable. Thus, the commercial application of a MFC biosensor is limited. In this study, a mediator-less MFC biosensor inoculated with known mixed cultures to quickly determine BOD concentration was tested. Optimal external resistance, operating temperature and measurement time for the MFC biosensor were determined to be 5000 omega, 35 degrees C and 12h, respectively. A good relationship between BOD concentration and voltage output, high reproducibility and long-term stability for the MFC biosensor was observed. The newly developed MFC biosensor was inoculated with a mixture of six bacterial strains (Thermincola carboxydiphila, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Ochrobactrum intermedium, Shewanella frigidimarina, Citrobacter freundii and Clostridium acetobutylicum) capable of degrading complex organic compounds and surviving toxic conditions. The described MFC biosensor was able to successfully measure BOD concentrations below 240 mg L(-1) in real wastewater samples.
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Shen HB, Yong XY, Chen YL, Liao ZH, Si RW, Zhou J, Wang SY, Yong YC, OuYang PK, Zheng T. Enhanced bioelectricity generation by improving pyocyanin production and membrane permeability through sophorolipid addition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa-inoculated microbial fuel cells. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 167:490-494. [PMID: 25011080 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.05.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2014] [Revised: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 05/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Improvement on electron shuttle-mediated extracellular electron transfer (EET) is of great potential to enhance the power output of MFCs. In this study, sophorolipid was added to enhance the performance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa-inoculated MFC by improving the electron shuttle-mediated EET. Upon sophorolipid addition, the current density and power density increased ∼ 1.7 times and ∼ 2.6 times, respectively. In accordance, significant enhancement on pyocyanin production (the electron shuttle) and membrane permeability were observed. Furthermore, the conditions for sophorolipid addition were optimized to achieve maximum pyocyanin production (14.47 ± 0.23 μg/mL), and 4 times higher power output was obtained compared to the control. The results substantiated that enhanced membrane permeability and pyocyanin production by sophorolipid, which promoted the electron shuttle-mediated EET, underlies the improvement of the energy output in the P. aeruginosa-inoculated MFC. It suggested that addition of biosurfactant could be a promising way to enhance the energy generation in MFCs.
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- Hai-Bo Shen
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 210009, China; Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 210009, China; Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 210009, China; Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 210009, China; Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 210009, China; Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 210009, China; Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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Venkata Mohan S, Velvizhi G, Vamshi Krishna K, Lenin Babu M. Microbial catalyzed electrochemical systems: a bio-factory with multi-facet applications. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 165:355-364. [PMID: 24791713 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Revised: 03/08/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Microbial catalyzed electrochemical systems (MCES) have been intensively pursued in both basic and applied research as a futuristic and sustainable platform specifically in harnessing energy and generating value added bio-products. MCES have documented multiple/diverse applications which include microbial fuel cell (for harnessing bioelectricity), bioelectrochemical treatment system (waste remediation), bioelectrochemical system (bio-electrosynthesis of various value added products) and microbial electrolytic cell (H2 production at lower applied potential). Microorganisms function as biocatalyst in these fuel cell systems and the resulting electron flux from metabolism plays pivotal role in bio-electrogenesis. Exo-electron transfer machineries and strategies that regulate metabolic flux towards exo-electron transport were delineated. This review addresses the contemporary progress and advances made in MCES, focusing on its application towards value addition and waste remediation.
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- S Venkata Mohan
- Bioengineering and Environmental Centre (BEEC), CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad 500 007, India.
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Centre (BEEC), CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Centre (BEEC), CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Centre (BEEC), CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad 500 007, India
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Gao H, Scherson YD, Wells GF. Towards energy neutral wastewater treatment: methodology and state of the art. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2014; 16:1223-46. [PMID: 24777396 DOI: 10.1039/c4em00069b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Conventional biological wastewater treatment processes are energy-intensive endeavors that yield little or no recovered resources and often require significant external chemical inputs. However, with embedded energy in both organic carbon and nutrients (N, P), wastewater has the potential for substantial energy recovery from a low-value (or no-value) feedstock. A paradigm shift is thus now underway that is transforming our understanding of necessary energy inputs, and potential energy or resource outputs, from wastewater treatment, and energy neutral or even energy positive treatment is increasingly emphasized in practice. As two energy sources in domestic wastewater, we argue that the most suitable way to maximize energy recovery from wastewater treatment is to separate carbon and nutrient (particularly N) removal processes. Innovative anaerobic treatment technologies and bioelectrochemical processes are now being developed as high efficiency methods for energy recovery from waste COD. Recently, energy savings or even generation from N removal has become a hotspot of research and development activity, and nitritation-anammox, the newly developed CANDO process, and microalgae cultivation are considered promising techniques. In this paper, we critically review these five emerging low energy or energy positive bioprocesses for sustainable wastewater treatment, with a particular focus on energy optimization in management of nitrogenous oxygen demand. Taken together, these technologies are now charting a path towards to a new paradigm of resource and energy recovery from wastewater.
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- Han Gao
- Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
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Chang YY, Zhao HZ, Zhong C, Xue A. Effects of different Pt-M (M = Fe, Co, Ni) alloy as cathodic catalyst on the performance of two-chambered microbial fuel cells. RUSS J ELECTROCHEM+ 2014. [DOI: 10.1134/s102319351404003x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Wang MZ, He HZ, Zheng X, Feng HJ, Lv ZM, Shen DS. Effect of Pseudomonas sp. HF-1 inoculum on construction of a bioaugmented system for tobacco wastewater treatment: analysis from quorum sensing. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 21:7945-55. [PMID: 24659407 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2760-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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To better construct a bioaugmented system for tobacco wastewater treatment, activated sludge was inoculated with different concentrations of the nicotine-degrading bacterium Pseudomonas sp. HF-1. The results showed that inoculum concentrations of 0.55 ± 0.01 and 1.10 ± 0.03 mg/g (dry weight of strain HF-1/dry weight of activated sludge) were best to ensure strain HF-1 survival and successful bioaugmentation. The release pattern of autoinducer (AI) for quorum sensing in the bioaugmented system was also investigated. During the period of HF-1 inoculation, compared with failed bioaugmented systems, AI-2 was significantly increased in the successful systems, suggesting that AI-2-mediated bacterial communication played an important role in the colonization of HF-1. When inoculation of strain HF-1 was stopped, the amount of AI-2 decreased and leveled out in all systems. Notably, there was a greater than threefold increase of short-chain AHLs in failed bioaugmented systems, but no increase in successful ones, implying that the fluctuation of short-chain AHLs could be an indicator of the failure of bioaugmentation. Thus, AI-2-mediated quorum sensing could be implemented to facilitate HF-1 colonization.
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Yong YC, Yu YY, Zhang X, Song H. Highly Active Bidirectional Electron Transfer by a Self-Assembled Electroactive Reduced-Graphene-Oxide-Hybridized Biofilm. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201400463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Yong YC, Yu YY, Zhang X, Song H. Highly active bidirectional electron transfer by a self-assembled electroactive reduced-graphene-oxide-hybridized biofilm. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:4480-3. [PMID: 24644059 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201400463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Low extracellular electron transfer performance is often a bottleneck in developing high-performance bioelectrochemical systems. Herein, we show that the self-assembly of graphene oxide and Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 formed an electroactive, reduced-graphene-oxide-hybridized, three-dimensional macroporous biofilm, which enabled highly efficient bidirectional electron transfers between Shewanella and electrodes owing to high biomass incorporation and enhanced direct contact-based extracellular electron transfer. This 3D electroactive biofilm delivered a 25-fold increase in the outward current (oxidation current, electron flux from bacteria to electrodes) and 74-fold increase in the inward current (reduction current, electron flux from electrodes to bacteria) over that of the naturally occurring biofilms.
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- Yang-Chun Yong
- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province (China)
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Enhancement of bioelectricity generation by cofactor manipulation in microbial fuel cell. Biosens Bioelectron 2014; 56:19-25. [PMID: 24445069 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2013.12.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Revised: 11/25/2013] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are promising for harnessing bioenergy from various organic wastes. However, low electricity power output (EPT) is one of the major bottlenecks in the practical application of MFCs. In this study, EPT improvement by cofactor manipulation was explored in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa-inoculated MFCs. By overexpression of nadE (NAD synthetase gene), the availability of the intracellular cofactor pool (NAD(H/(+))) significantly increased, and delivered approximately three times higher power output than the original strain (increased from 10.86 μW/cm(2) to 40.13 μW/cm(2)). The nadE overexpression strain showed about a onefold decrease in charge transfer resistance and higher electrochemical activity than the original strain, which should underlie the power output improvement. Furthermore, cyclic voltammetry, HPLC, and LC-MS analysis showed that the concentration of the electron shuttle (pyocyanin) increased approximately 1.5 fold upon nadE overexpression, which was responsible for the enhanced electrochemical activity. Thus, the results substantiated that the manipulation of intracellular cofactor could be an efficient approach to improve the EPT of MFCs, and implied metabolic engineering is of great potential for EPT improvement.
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Modestra JA, Mohan SV. Bio-electrocatalyzed electron efflux in Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria: an insight into disparity in electron transfer kinetics. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra03489a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Electron transfer (ET) behavior of bacteria varies significantly in a bio-electrocatalyzed environment based on the cell membrane.
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- J. Annie Modestra
- Bioengineering and Environmental Science (BEES)
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT)
- Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Science (BEES)
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT)
- Hyderabad 500 007, India
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Liu XW, Li WW, Yu HQ. Cathodic catalysts in bioelectrochemical systems for energy recovery from wastewater. Chem Soc Rev 2014; 43:7718-45. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cs60130g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Yong YC, Liao ZH, Sun JZ, Zheng T, Jiang RR, Song H. Enhancement of coulombic efficiency and salt tolerance in microbial fuel cells by graphite/alginate granules immobilization of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Process Biochem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2013.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Huang B, Feng H, Ding Y, Zheng X, Wang M, Li N, Shen D, Zhang H. Microbial metabolism and activity in terms of nitrate removal in bioelectrochemical systems. Electrochim Acta 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.08.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Yong XY, Shi DY, Chen YL, Feng J, Xu L, Zhou J, Wang SY, Yong YC, Sun YM, OuYang PK, Zheng T. Enhancement of bioelectricity generation by manipulation of the electron shuttles synthesis pathway in microbial fuel cells. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 152:220-224. [PMID: 24292201 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.10.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2013] [Revised: 10/24/2013] [Accepted: 10/28/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are promising for generating bioenergy and treating organic waste simultaneously. However, low extracellular electron transfer (EET) efficiency between electrogens and anodes remains one of the major bottlenecks in practical applications of MFCs. In this paper, pyocyanin (PYO) synthesis pathway was manipulated to improve the EET efficiency in Pseudomonas aeruginosa-inoculated MFCs. By overexpression of phzM (methyltransferase encoding gene), the maximum power density of P. aeruginosa-phzM-inoculated MFC was enhanced to 166.68 μW/cm(2), which was four folds of the original strain. In addition, the phzM overexpression strain exhibited an increase of 1.6 folds in PYO production and about a onefold decrease in the total internal resistance than the original strain, which should underlie the enhancement of the EET efficiency and the electricity power output (EPT). On the basis of these results, the manipulation of electron shuttles synthesis pathways could be an efficient approach to improve the EPT of MFCs.
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- Xiao-Yu Yong
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210095, China; Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210095, China; Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210095, China; Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210095, China; Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210095, China; Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Raghavulu SV, Modestra JA, Amulya K, Reddy CN, Venkata Mohan S. Relative effect of bioaugmentation with electrochemically active and non-active bacteria on bioelectrogenesis in microbial fuel cell. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 146:696-703. [PMID: 23988904 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2013] [Revised: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 07/21/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Bioelectrogenic activity of microbial fuel cells (MFC) augmented with electrochemically active bacteria (EAB, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and non-EAB (Escherichia coli) as biocatalysts was investigated. Anodic microflora augmented with P. aeruginosa (AMFCP) yielded higher electrogenic activity (418 mV; 3.87 mA) than E. coli (AMFCE; 254 mV; 1.67 mA) and non-augmented native microflora (MFCC; 235 mV; 1.37 mA). Higher redox currents along with lower Tafel-slopes were observed with AMFCP operation compared to AMFCE and MFCC due to manifestation of bioaugmentation thereby minimizing the losses. A fourfold and twofold increase in capacitance and exchange current was observed with AMFCP and AMFCE operation respectively, when compared to MFCC. Tracking of augmented biocatalyst by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) with defined probes documented the survivability of Pseudomonas sp. in higher numbers than Enterobacteriaceae. Study corroborated enhanced electron transfer capability of mixed consortia owing to the synergistic interaction with EAB due to augmentation.
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- S Veer Raghavulu
- Bioengineering and Environmental Centre (BEEC), CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Centre (BEEC), CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Centre (BEEC), CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Centre (BEEC), CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Centre (BEEC), CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad 500 007, India.
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Engineering PQS biosynthesis pathway for enhancement of bioelectricity production in pseudomonas aeruginosa microbial fuel cells. PLoS One 2013; 8:e63129. [PMID: 23700414 PMCID: PMC3659106 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2013] [Accepted: 03/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The biosynthesis of the redox shuttle, phenazines, in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an ubiquitous microorganism in wastewater microflora, is regulated by the 2-heptyl-3,4-dihydroxyquinoline (PQS) quorum-sensing system. However, PQS inhibits anaerobic growth of P. aeruginosa. We constructed a P. aeruginosa strain that produces higher concentrations of phenazines under anaerobic conditions by over-expressing the PqsE effector in a PQS negative ΔpqsC mutant. The engineered strain exhibited an improved electrical performance in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and potentiostat-controlled electrochemical cells with an approximate five-fold increase of maximum current density relative to the parent strain. Electrochemical analysis showed that the current increase correlates with an over-synthesis of phenazines. These results therefore demonstrate that targeting microbial cell-to-cell communication by genetic engineering is a suitable technique to improve power output of bioelectrochemical systems.
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Yong YC, Zhong JJ. Regulation of aromatics biodegradation by rhl quorum sensing system through induction of catechol meta-cleavage pathway. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 136:761-765. [PMID: 23582222 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.03.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2013] [Revised: 03/17/2013] [Accepted: 03/18/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The mechanism for quorum sensing (QS) regulation on aromatics degradation was investigated. Deletion of rhl QS system resulted in a significant decrease in aromatics biodegradation as well as the activity of catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (C23O, key enzyme for catechol meta-cleavage pathway) in Pseudomonas aeruginosa CGMCC1.860. Interestingly, this repression could be relieved by N-butyryl homoserine lactone (the signaling molecule of rhl QS system) addition. In accordance, the transcription level of nahH (the gene encoding C23O) and nahR (transcriptional activator) also responded to rhl perturbation in a similar way. The results indicated that rhl QS system positively controlled the catechol meta-cleavage pathway, and hence improved aromatics biodegradation. It suggested manipulation of QS system could be a promising strategy to tune the catechol cleavage pathway and to control aromatics biodegradation.
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- Yang-Chun Yong
- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, China
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Yong YC, Cai Z, Yu YY, Chen P, Jiang R, Cao B, Sun JZ, Wang JY, Song H. Increase of riboflavin biosynthesis underlies enhancement of extracellular electron transfer of Shewanella in alkaline microbial fuel cells. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 130:763-8. [PMID: 23353587 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2012] [Revised: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 11/30/2012] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Electrolyte pH tremendously affects the electricity output of microbial fuel cells. However, its underlying molecular mechanism remains elusive, in particular for Shewanella oneidensis MR-1, one of the most widely adopted electrogenic microorganisms. Herein, we found that MFCs were able to deliver a significant (but different) electricity output in a wide range of pH (from 6 to 10), with the maximum at pH=9 (alkaline), which delivers ∼1.5times' higher power output than that at pH=7 (neutral). Furthermore, cyclic voltammetry analysis showed an enhanced electrochemical activity of riboflavin (responsible for extracellular electron transfer of Shewanella) at alkaline pH. Strikingly, the concentration of riboflavin synthesized by Shewanella in MFCs at different pH showed a good correlation with the electricity output of MFCs. Thus, our results substantiated that the increase of riboflavin biosynthesis by Shewanella at the alkaline condition underlies the improvement of the electricity output in MFCs.
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- Yang-Chun Yong
- Laboratory of eBiorefinery & iMicrobe, Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, China
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Yong YC, Yu YY, Yang Y, Liu J, Wang JY, Song H. Enhancement of extracellular electron transfer and bioelectricity output by synthetic porin. Biotechnol Bioeng 2012; 110:408-16. [PMID: 23007598 DOI: 10.1002/bit.24732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2012] [Revised: 08/29/2012] [Accepted: 09/10/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The microbial fuel cell (MFC), is a promising environmental biotechnology for harvesting electricity energy from organic wastes. However, low bacterial membrane permeability of electron shuttles is a limiting factor that restricts the electron shuttle-mediated extracellular electron transfer (EET) from bacteria to electrodes, thus the electricity power output of MFCs. To this end, we heterologously expressed a porin protein OprF from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 into Escherichia coli, which dramatically increased its membrane permeability, delivering a much higher current output in MFCs than its parental strain (BL21). We found that the oprF-expression strain showed more efficient EET than its parental strain. More strikingly, the enhanced membrane permeability also rendered the oprF-expression strain an efficient usage of riboflavin as the electron shuttle, whereas its parental strain was incapable of. Our results substantiated that membrane permeability is crucial for the efficient EET, and indicated that the expression of synthetic porins could be an efficient strategy to enhance bioelectricity generation by microorganisms (including electrogenic bacteria) in MFCs.
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- Yang-Chun Yong
- Laboratory of Bioelectron based Biorefinery, Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province 212013, China
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Yong YC, Yu YY, Yang Y, Li CM, Jiang R, Wang X, Wang JY, Song H. Increasing intracellular releasable electrons dramatically enhances bioelectricity output in microbial fuel cells. Electrochem commun 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2012.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Yong YC, Dong XC, Chan-Park MB, Song H, Chen P. Macroporous and monolithic anode based on polyaniline hybridized three-dimensional graphene for high-performance microbial fuel cells. ACS NANO 2012; 6:2394-400. [PMID: 22360743 DOI: 10.1021/nn204656d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is of great interest as a promising green energy source to harvest electricity from various organic matters. However, low bacterial loading capacity and low extracellular electron transfer efficiency between the bacteria and the anode often limit the practical applications of MFC. In this work, a macroporous and monolithic MFC anode based on polyaniline hybridized three-dimensional (3D) graphene is demonstrated. It outperforms the planar carbon electrode because of its abilities to three-dimensionally interface with bacterial biofilm, facilitate electron transfer, and provide multiplexed and highly conductive pathways. This study adds a new dimension to the MFC anode design as well as to the emerging graphene applications.
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- Yang-Chun Yong
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457
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Raghavulu SV, Babu PS, Goud RK, Subhash GV, Srikanth S, Mohan SV. Bioaugmentation of an electrochemically active strain to enhance the electron discharge of mixed culture: process evaluation through electro-kinetic analysis. RSC Adv 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c1ra00540e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Yong YC, Zhong JJ. Impacts of quorum sensing on microbial metabolism and human health. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2012; 131:25-61. [PMID: 22767136 DOI: 10.1007/10_2012_138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Bacteria were considered to be lonely 'mutes' for hundreds of years. However, recently it was found that bacteria usually coordinate their behaviors at the population level by producing (speaking), sensing (listening), and responding to small signal molecules. This so-called quorum sensing (QS) regulation enables bacteria to live in a 'society' with cell-cell communication and controls many important bacterial behaviors. In this chapter, QS systems and their signal molecules for Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria are introduced. Most interestingly, QS regulates the important bacterial behaviors such as metabolism and pathogenesis. QS-regulated microbial metabolism includes antibiotic synthesis, pollutant biodegradation, and bioenergy production, which are very relevant to human health. QS is also well-known for its involvement in bacterial pathogenesis, such as iin nfections by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Novel disease diagnosis strategies and antimicrobial agents have also been developed based on QS regulation on bacterial infections. In addition, to meet the requirements for the detection/quantification of QS signaling molecules for research and application, different biosensors have been constructed, which will also be reviewed here. QS regulation is essential to bacterial survival and important to human health. A better understanding of QS could lead better control/manipulation of bacteria, thus making them more helpful to people.
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- Yang-Chun Yong
- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, 212013, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China
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