title: Electrochemical regeneration of Fe(III) to support growth on anaerobic iron respiration.
abstract: Here we describe artificial help for the respiratory electron flow supporting anaerobic growth of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans through exogenous electrolysis. Flux between H(2) and a anode through cells was accomplished with electrochemical regeneration of iron. The electrochemical help resulted in a 12-fold increase in yield compared with the yield observed in its absence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bio-Science, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 1646 Abiko, Abiko-city, Chiba 270-1194, Japan. ohmura@criepi.denken.or.jp
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohmura
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saiki
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004566:Electrodes; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D013855:Thiobacillus / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D006859:Hydrogen; D007501:Iron