title: Electrochemical and phylogenetic analyses of current-generating microorganisms in a thermophilic microbial fuel cell.
abstract: To explore diversity of thermophilic exoelectrogens, a thermophilic microbial fuel cell was constructed. Population analysis of the anodic microorganisms suggested possible involvement of Caloramator-related bacteria in electricity generation. Pure culture of Caloramator australicus showed electricity-generating ability, indicating that the bacterium is a new thermophilic exoelectrogen.
authors.affiliation: Department of System Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vilcaez
authors.forename: Tatsuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wakayama
authors.forename: Haruo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Kozo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources / Q000382:microbiology*; D004560:Electricity; D004579:Electron Transport; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny