Scientists have just discovered a new type of electricity -available bacteria

New type to Bacteria This works like electrical wires It was recently discovered On a little beach in Oregon. This type has been named Candids Electrushrix Yaqonnsis In honor of the Yakina tribe of the indigenous Americans who lived in the Bay of Yakina and around him, where the bacteria were found.

This type is a type of cable bacteria: in the form of a rod Microbes It is connected to both sides to create a chain that shares an external membrane, which has been strands for several centimeters. Cable bacteria are found in fresh water deposits and fresh water, and unusually between bacteria, they are electrically connected. This is due to its own metabolism, where the electrons resulting from the oxidized sulfids are sent in their deeper layers to their surface layer, where they are received by oxygen and nitric acid.

25 species of cable bacteria are organized so far in Jenstan, Electrothrix CandidaThat lives in salty water, and Candida electronThat lives in fresh and milky water. The new types discovered in this study have genes and metabolic paths for both races, but it is believed to be a bridge for a previous branch of Electrothrix Candida The proportions, thus were classified as part of this sex.

Recently discovered species may provide new visions on how cable bacteria develop and how they can work in various environments, Cheng Li, post PhD researcher at Oregon State University and research participant, A statement in a statement.

Electrical conductivity is high

Candids Electrushrix Yaqonnsis Distinguished from the cable bacteria in its appearance. Cable bacteria have external hills, which are widespread like mountains. The hills of new species are thick than those formerly known species, reaching an average thickness of about 228 nanometers, up to three thickens than before. The hills of the new species are arranged in a spiral similar pattern on the ritual surface, and its general shape is more angle than other species.

But the most surprising difference is that the threads of the new species are surrounded by a thick and transparent fatigue. According to the authors of the paper that determines this discovery, this is an unprecedented structure. This sheath does not make electricity and is believed to protect the ritual from the environment and foreign enemies.

Strands Candids Electrushrix YaqonnsisThe newly discovered species of cable bacteria.

Photo: Image: Oregon State University