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hydrocarbons in groundwater. J Environ Sci Health, Part A 43(1):18–23. https://doi.org/10.
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watres.2009.04.004
Rabaey K, Boon N, Höfte M, Verstraete W (2005) Microbial phenazine production enhances
electron transfer in biofuel cells. Environ Sci Technol 39(9):3401–3408. https://doi.org/10.
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Rakoczy J, Feisthauer S, Wasmund K, Bombach P, Neu TR, Vogt C, Richnow HH (2013) Benzene
and sulfide removal from groundwater treated in a microbial fuel cell. Biotechnol Bioeng 110
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Rosenbaum M, Aulenta F, Villano M, Angenent LT (2011) Cathodes as electron donors for
microbial metabolism: which extracellular electron transfer mechanisms are involved?
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Rozendal RA, Hamelers HVM, Euverink GJW, Metz SJ, Buisman CJN (2006) Principle and
perspectives of hydrogen production through biocatalyzed electrolysis. Int J Hydrog Energy
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Schauer R, Risgaard-Petersen N, Kjeldsen KU, Tataru Bjerg JJ, Jørgensen BB, Schramm A,
Nielsen LP (2014) Succession of cable bacteria and electric currents in marine sediment.
ISME J 8:1314–1322. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2013.239
392
M. Daghio and A. Franzetti
snorkel: the natural and engineered facets playing a role in hydrocarbons degradation in marine
sediments. Front Microbiol 8:952. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00952
Maymó-Gatell X, Nijenhuis I, Zinder SH (2001) Reductive dechlorination of cis-1,2dichloroethene and vinyl chloride by “Dehalococcoides ethenogenes”. Environ Sci Technol
35(3):516–521. https://doi.org/10.1021/es001285i
Mihelcic JR, Luthy RG (1988) Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds under
various redox conditions in soil-water systems. Appl Environ Microbiol 54(5):1182–1187
Milliken CE, May HD (2007) Sustained generation of electricity by the spore-forming, Grampositive, Desulfitobacterium hafniense strain DCB2. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 73
(5):1180–1189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-006-0564-6
Min B, Logan BE (2004) Continuous electricity generation from domestic wastewater and organic
substrates in a flat plate microbial fuel cell. Environ Sci Technol 38(21):5809–5814. https://doi.
org/10.1021/es0491026
Morris JM, Jin S (2007) Feasibility of using microbial fuel cell technology for bioremediation of
hydrocarbons in groundwater. J Environ Sci Health, Part A 43(1):18–23. https://doi.org/10.
1080/10934520701750389
Morris JM, Jin S (2012) Enhanced biodegradation of hydrocarbon-contaminated sediments using
microbial fuel cells. J Hazard Mater 213–214:474–477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.
02.029
Morris JM, Jin S, Crimi B, Pruden A (2009) Microbial fuel cell in enhancing anaerobic biodegradation of diesel. Chem Eng J 146(2):161–167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2008.05.028
Müller H, Bosch J, Griebler C, Damgaard LR, Nielsen LP, Lueders T, Meckenstock RU (2016)
Long-distance electron transfer by cable bacteria in aquifer sediments. ISME J 10:2010–2019.
https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2015.250
Palma E, Daghio M, Franzetti A, Petrangeli Papini M, Aulenta F (2018) The bioelectric well: a
novel approach for in situ treatment of hydrocarbon-contaminated groundwater. Microb
Biotechnol 11(1):112–118. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.12760
Pfeffer C, Larsen S, Song J, Dong M, Besenbacher F, Meyer RL, Kjeldsen KU, Schreiber L, Gorby
YA, El-Naggar MY, Leung KM, Schramm A, Risgaard-Petersen N, Nielsen LP (2012) Filamentous bacteria transport electrons over centimetre distances. Nature 491:218–221. https://doi.
org/10.1038/nature11586
Pham H, Boon N, Marzorati M, Verstraete W (2009) Enhanced removal of 1,2-dichloroethane by
anodophilic microbial consortia. Water Res 43(11):2936–2946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
watres.2009.04.004
Rabaey K, Boon N, Höfte M, Verstraete W (2005) Microbial phenazine production enhances
electron transfer in biofuel cells. Environ Sci Technol 39(9):3401–3408. https://doi.org/10.
1021/es048563o
Rakoczy J, Feisthauer S, Wasmund K, Bombach P, Neu TR, Vogt C, Richnow HH (2013) Benzene
and sulfide removal from groundwater treated in a microbial fuel cell. Biotechnol Bioeng 110
(12):3104–3113. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.24979
Rosenbaum M, Aulenta F, Villano M, Angenent LT (2011) Cathodes as electron donors for
microbial metabolism: which extracellular electron transfer mechanisms are involved?
Bioresour Technol 102(1):324–333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2010.07.008
Rozendal RA, Hamelers HVM, Euverink GJW, Metz SJ, Buisman CJN (2006) Principle and
perspectives of hydrogen production through biocatalyzed electrolysis. Int J Hydrog Energy
31(12):1632–1640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2005.12.006
Schauer R, Risgaard-Petersen N, Kjeldsen KU, Tataru Bjerg JJ, Jørgensen BB, Schramm A,
Nielsen LP (2014) Succession of cable bacteria and electric currents in marine sediment.
ISME J 8:1314–1322. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2013.239
392
M. Daghio and A. Franzetti