The role of extracellular polymeric substance matrix on Saccharomyces cerevisiae bioelectricity

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is one of the first microorganism established to be able to convert chemical energy into electricity, however its extracellular electron transfer (EET) mechanism was still unclear. Here, we show how yeast strains extracellularly transfer electron to an electrode surface. We observed yeast cells adsorption on solid surfaces occurs through the extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) network, and EET process takes place by...