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Microscopic investigation of the cable bacterium Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis, strain YB6. Image credit: Hiralal et al., doi: 10.1128/aem.02502-24.

New Species of Electricity-Conducting Bacterium Discovered

Apr 23, 2025 by News Staff

Electricity-conducting cable bacteria form a group of multicellular prokaryotes that enable electron transfer over centimeter-scale distances within marine...