Exeoelectrogenic Microbe (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Stanford University School of Engineering

Exeoelectrogenic Microbe (1 of 2)

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The release describes nature of these microbes; more than 100 can fit side by side in the width of a human hair; the microbes are white tubes; they are attached to the carbon filaments of the battery; the tendrils are the "wires" referred to; images were taken by scanning electron microscope.

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Xing Xie, Stanford University

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