Mutational analysis of geopilin function in Geobacter sulfurreducens

Geobacter sulfurreducens possesses type IV pili that are considered to be conductive nanowires and a crucial structural element in biofilm formation, enabling electron transfer to insoluble metal oxides in anaerobic sediments and to graphite anodes in microbial fuel cells. The molecular mechanism by...

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Main Author: Richter, Lubna V
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2011
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3465075

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