Marta A Silva
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1.
Almeida A, Turner D, Silva M, Salgueiro C
J Biol Chem
. 2024 Dec;
301(2):108090.
PMID: 39675718
The bacterium Geotalea uraniireducens, commonly found in uranium-contaminated environments, plays a key role in bioremediation strategies by converting the soluble hexavalent form of uranium (U(VI)) into less soluble forms (e.g.,...
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Portela P, Silva M, Almeida A, Damas G, Salgueiro C
Biochem J
. 2024 Dec;
481(24):2017-2036.
PMID: 39621450
Geobacter's unique ability to perform extracellular electron transfer (EET) to electrodes in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) has sparked the implementation of sustainable production of electrical energy. However, the electrochemical performance...
3.
Portela P, Morgado L, Silva M, Denkhaus L, Einsle O, Salgueiro C
Front Microbiol
. 2023 Oct;
14:1253114.
PMID: 37860142
The recent reclassification of the strict anaerobe bacterium as aerotolerant brought attention for oxidative stress protection pathways. Although the electron transfer pathways for oxygen detoxification are not well established, evidence...
4.
Fernandes T, Silva M, Morgado L, Salgueiro C
J Biol Chem
. 2023 Aug;
299(10):105167.
PMID: 37595873
Microbial extracellular reduction of insoluble compounds requires soluble electron shuttles that diffuse in the environment, freely diffusing cytochromes, or direct contact with cellular conductive appendages that release or harvest electrons...
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Silva M, Fernandes A, Turner D, Salgueiro C
Int J Mol Sci
. 2023 Apr;
24(8).
PMID: 37108196
Periplasmic nanowires and electric conductive filaments made of the polymeric assembly of -type cytochromes from bacterium are crucial for electron storage and/or extracellular electron transfer. The elucidation of the redox...
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Teixeira L, Fernandes T, Silva M, Morgado L, Salgueiro C
Chemistry
. 2022 Aug;
28(66):e202202333.
PMID: 36037397
Electron harvesting bacteria are key targets to develop microbial electrosynthesis technologies, which are valid alternatives for the production of value-added compounds without utilization of fossil fuels. Geobacter sulfurreducens, that is...
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Antunes J, Silva M, Salgueiro C, Morgado L
Front Microbiol
. 2022 May;
13:898015.
PMID: 35620088
Exoelectrogenic microorganisms are in the spotlight due to their unique respiratory mechanisms and potential applications in distinct biotechnological fields, including bioremediation, bioenergy production and microbial electrosynthesis. These applications rely on...
8.
Silva M, Salgueiro C
Int J Mol Sci
. 2021 Aug;
22(16).
PMID: 34445739
Environmental changes trigger the continuous adaptation of bacteria to ensure their survival. This is possible through a variety of signal transduction pathways involving chemoreceptors known as methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins (MCP)...
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Silva M, Portela P, Salgueiro C
Biochem J
. 2021 Jun;
478(14):2871-2887.
PMID: 34190983
The redox potential values of cytochromes can be modulated by the protonation/deprotonation of neighbor groups (redox-Bohr effect), a mechanism that permits the proteins to couple electron/proton transfer. In the respiratory...
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Portela P, Silva M, Teixeira L, Salgueiro C
J Biol Chem
. 2021 Apr;
296:100711.
PMID: 33915126
Geobacter bacteria are able to transfer electrons to the exterior of the cell and reduce extracellular electron acceptors including toxic/radioactive metals and electrode surfaces, with potential applications in bioremediation or...