Newly discovered bacterium converts carbon dioxide into chemicals using electricity

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Source: Jiaojiao Wang, Jiaqi Huang, Rong Tang, Yue Lai, Mohamed Mahmoud & Yong Yuan

A newly identified soil bacterium may help unlock cleaner ways to recycle carbon dioxide and produce valuable chemicals using electricity. The sulfate reducing bacterium Fundidesulfovibrio terrae possesses an unusual ability to both export and absorb electrical energy while converting carbon dioxide into acetate.

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