Toshiyuki Ueki

TL;DR: The study of Geobacter species has revealed a remarkable number of microbial physiological properties that had not previously been described in any microorganism, which might contribute to the field of bioelectronics.

TL;DR: The results demonstrate the feasibility of genetic investigations of acetogen physiology and the potential for genetic manipulation of C. ljungdahlii to optimize autotrophic biocommodity production.

TL;DR: The finding that carbon and electron flow in C. ljungdahlii can be diverted from the production of acetate to butyrate synthesis is an important step toward the goal of renewable commodity production from carbon dioxide with this organism.

TL;DR: The finding that P. carbinolicus exchanged electrons with G. sulfurreducens via interspecies transfer of H2/formate rather than DIET demonstrates that not all microorganisms that can grow syntrophically are capable of DIET and that closely related microorganisms may use significantly different strategies for interspecies electron exchange.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the lactose-inducible system described here will be useful for redirecting carbon and electron flow for the biosynthesis of products more valuable than acetate and should aid in optimizing microbial electrosynthesis and for basic studies on the physiology of acetogenesis.