Articles | Volume 14, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-683-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-683-2017
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10 Feb 2017
Research article |  | 10 Feb 2017

Long-distance electron transport occurs globally in marine sediments

Laurine D. W. Burdorf, Anton Tramper, Dorina Seitaj, Lorenz Meire, Silvia Hidalgo-Martinez, Eva-Maria Zetsche, Henricus T. S. Boschker, and Filip J. R. Meysman

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Recently, long filamentous bacteria have been reported to conduct electrons over centimetre distances in marine sediments. These so-called cable bacteria have an electricity-based metabolism, effectively turning the seafloor into a natural battery. In this study we demonstrate a global occurrence of these cable bacteria in marine sediments, spanning a large range of climate zones (off Greenland, the USA, Australia, the Netherlands) and a large range of coastal habitats.
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