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We work with several microbial organisms including laboratory and clinical isolates. Primary organisms of interest include: Shewanella oneidensis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphyloccocus aureus, Saccharomyces cerevisieae, and Escherichia coli. We also work collaboratively on nonmicrobial organisms including Arabidopsis thaliana, human endothelial cells, and lung cancer cells.

Shewanella oneidensis up close
Electron micrograph of Shewanella attached to a graphite felt fiber. The fiber was removed from a microbial fuel cell where these microbes were generating electricity by consuming lactic acid and using the electrode as an electron sink (i.e., "breathing" the electrode). Image collected by Jeff McAuley and Mike Driscoll.