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TWiM investigates the high variability in the rate and amount of current production from microbial fuel cells, and how bacteria link their growth rate to external nutrient conditions via a protein that functions as a cellular rheostat.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Petra Levin
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- Variability in microbial fuel cells (Appl Environ Micro)
- Electrodes for microbial fuel cells (Chemosphere)
- Microbial | electrochemical CO2 reduction (Joule)
- Growth rate and cell wall precursors (Nat Micro)
- Bacterial growth physiology (Front Micro)
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