Influence of the major pilA transcriptional regulator in electrochemical responses of Geobacter sulfureducens PilR-deficient mutant biofilm formed on FTO electrodes
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Add time:08/04/2019 Source:sciencedirect.com
Geobacter sulfurreducens is a model organism for understanding the role of bacterial structures in extracellular electron transfer mechanism (EET). This kind of bacteria relies on different structures such as type IV pili and over 100 c-type cytochromes to perform EET towards soluble and insoluble electron acceptors, including electrodes. To our knowledge, this work is the first electrochemical study comparing a G. sulfurreducens PilR-deficient mutant and wild type biofilms developed on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) electrodes. Open circuit potential (OCP), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV), were used to evaluate the electroactive properties of biofilms grown without externally imposed potential. Parallel studies of Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) correlated with the electrochemical results. PilR is a transcriptional regulator involved in the expression of a wide variety of genes, including pilA (pilus structural protein) relevant c-type cytochromes and some other genes involved in biofilm formation and EET processes. Our findings suggest that PilR-deficient mutant forms a thinner (CLSM analysis) and less conductive biofilm (EIS analysis) than wild type, exhibiting different and irreversible redox processes at the interface (CV analysis). Additionally, this work reinforces some of the remarkable features described in previous reports about this G. sulfurreducens mutant.
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