Corrigendum: Mechanistic stratification in electroactive biofilms of Geobacter sulfurreducens mediated by pilus nanowires
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Nature Communications 7:12217 doi: 10.1038/ncomms12217 (2016); Published 2 Aug 2016; Updated 28 Apr 2017 Two previous studies (Vargas et al. 2013, Liu et al. 2014) reporting that conductive pili are required for long-range electron transport in Geobacter sulfurreducens were inadvertently omitted from the reference list of this Article, and should have been cited in the Introduction section where the possibility that pili function as biofilm electron carriers is discussed. Vargas, M. et al. Aromatic amino acids required for pili conductivity and long-range extracellular electron transport in Geobacter sulfurreducens. mBio 4, e00105-e00113 (2013). Liu, X. et al. A Geobacter sulfurreducens strain expressing Pseudomonas aeruginosa type IV pili localizes OmcS on pili but is deficient in Fe(III) oxide reduction and current production. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 80, 1219-1224 (2014).
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