Archaea Nanowires (IMAGE)

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Archaea Nanowires

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Archaea (red) yield eight electrons from the oxidation of a single methane molecule. The electrons travel via the nanowires to the sulphate reducing bacteria (green). The bacteria use those electrons to convert one molecule sulphate into hydrogen sulphide.

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MPI f. Marine Microbiology

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