Sci Adv February 2021 PMID 33568484

Oxygen consumption of individual cable bacteria.

Stefano Scilipoti, Klaus Koren, Nils Risgaard-Petersen, Andreas Schramm, Lars Peter Nielsen

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Cable bacteria likely support a unique respiration process where only a few cells directly reduce oxygen, while other cells use the energy for growth without being exposed to oxygen.
These bacteria are long, multicellular filaments that transport electrons across the oxicanoxic interface in sediments, exhibiting extremely high oxygen consumption rates in individual filaments.
The bacteria demonstrate controlled behavior, possibly through electrical signaling between cells, often keeping about 10% of the filaments in direct contact with oxygen to maximize energy use while protecting most cells from oxidative stress.

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