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Microbial Electricity: Cable bacteria | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content Microbial Electricity: Cable bacteria Living electrical wires with record conductivity Electrifying research Welcome to the homepage of the Microbial Electricity Research Team coordinated by Prof. dr. ir. Filip Meysman. The research team involves scientists from…
Bio-electrochemistry | A-PECS | University of Antwerp
A-PECS search menu search content Bio-electrochemistry Conductive features of cable bacteria (in collaboration with the Meysman Group) The cable bacteria demonstrate a novel evolution-optimized type of cell-to-cell interactions based on the charge transport over centimeter distances implemented via …
Available Master thesis topics | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content Available Master thesis topics New Culturing approaches for cable bacteria - with Prof. Dr. Ir. Filip Meysman and Dr. Ir. Jeanine Geelhoed Very recently, long filamentous so-called “cable bacteria” have been discovered in marine sediments that are able to ge…
PhD dissertations | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content PhD dissertations 2025 GEERTS Luna Feasibility of carbon dioxide removal in marine systems using enhanced rock weathering with olivine Promotor: Prof. Dr. Ir. F.J.R. Meysman, Dr. Astrid Hylén VAN DIJK Jesper The Life Cycle of Cable Bacteria Promotor: Prof. Dr. …
Research team expertise | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content Research team expertise Boschker Eric I study electron conduction in cable bacteria. Technique Raman, Cryo-EM, ToF-SIMS Users Researchers Keywords Microbiology, Bacteria, Sediments Flipkens Gunter Limiting global warming will require not only reducing emissions …
Research Philip Ley | Philip Ley | University of Antwerp
Philip Ley researcher Research Philip Ley Research team Geobiology The electrical ecosystem: cable bacteria and associated partner microorganisms 01/11/2021 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Long filamentous cable bacteria are capable of generating and mediating electricity over centimeter-scale distances, thus…
Meysman Filip | Microbial Systems Technology | University of Antwerp
Microbial Systems Technology search menu search content Meysman Filip A model analysis of centimeter-long electron transport in cable bacteria van der Veen Jasper R., Valianti Stephanie, van der Zant Herre S.J., Blanter Yaroslav M., Meysman FilipPhysical chemistry, chemical physics / Royal Society o…
Research Jamie Lustermans | Jamie Lustermans | University of Antwerp
Jamie Lustermans postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Jamie Lustermans Research team Geobiology Expertise To determine electric interactions between cable bacteria and associated bacteria, light microscopy and more advanced microscopy types such as Electron- and Raman microscopy will be used comb…
Research Jeanine Geelhoed | Jeanine Geelhoed | University of Antwerp
Jeanine Geelhoed senior researcher Research Jeanine Geelhoed Research team Geobiology Highly conductive protein fibers as a radically new technological material. 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026 Abstract A prominent societal challenge is to ensure that electronic technology becomes more sustainable, and henc…
Publications Jeanine Geelhoed | Jeanine Geelhoed | University of Antwerp
Jeanine Geelhoed senior researcher Publications Jeanine Geelhoed A hierarchical nickel organic framework confers high conductivity over long distances in cable bacteria Source - (2025) p. 1-68 Author(s) Filip Meysman, Bent Smets, Silvia Hidalgo Martinez, Nathalie Claes, Bob C. Schroeder, Jeanine Gee…
Research | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content Research The research group GEOBIOLOGY performs fundamental and applied research at the intersection between Geology and Biology. Our prime objective is to generate profound insights about the interactions between the biosphere on the one hand, and the geosphere…
Publications Eric Boschker | Eric Boschker | University of Antwerp
Eric Boschker unpaid staff Publications Eric Boschker A hierarchical nickel organic framework confers high conductivity over long distances in cable bacteria Source - (2025) p. 1-68 Author(s) Filip Meysman, Bent Smets, Silvia Hidalgo Martinez, Nathalie Claes, Bob C. Schroeder, Jeanine Geelhoed, Yun …
Publications Silvia Hidalgo Martinez | Silvia Hidalgo Martinez | University of Antwerp
Silvia Hidalgo Martinez spec. staff member - expert Publications Silvia Hidalgo Martinez A hierarchical nickel organic framework confers high conductivity over long distances in cable bacteria Source - (2025) p. 1-68 Author(s) Filip Meysman, Bent Smets, Silvia Hidalgo Martinez, Nathalie Claes, Bob C…
Research Filip Meysman | Filip Meysman | University of Antwerp
Filip Meysman research professor Research Filip Meysman Research team Geobiology Expertise Marine microbiology and biogeochemistry. Oceanography. Climate change and global change. Citizen science. Long-distance electron transport in coastal lagoon environments in the Mediterranean. 15/07/2025 - 14/0…
The electrical ecosystem | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content The electrical ecosystem Cable bacteria are true ecosystem engineers, as they have a disproportionally large impact on their environment. We want to understand know how such “electrical ecosystems” function. Research questions Where do cable bacteria occur? …
The electrical organism | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content The electrical organism Cable bacteria have a strange and intriguing metabolism, where different cells cooperate via electrical currents to ensure the energy supply of the multicellular organism. We want to understand know how this “electrical metabolism” fu…
Publications Philip Ley | Philip Ley | University of Antwerp
Philip Ley researcher Publications Philip Ley A novel cable bacteria species with a distinct morphology and genomic potential Source Applied and environmental microbiology - ISSN 0099-2240-91:5 (2025) p. 1-24 Author(s) Anwar Hiralal, Philip Ley, Jesper van Dijk, Cheng Li, Dmitry Pankratov, Jiji Alin…
Meysman Filip | Microbial Systems Technology | University of Antwerp
Microbial Systems Technology search menu search content Meysman Filip Division of labor and growth during electrical cooperation in multicellular cable bacteria Geerlings, Nicole M.J.; Karman, Cheryl; Trashin, Stanislav; As, Karel S.; Kienhuis, Michiel V.M.; Hidalgo Martinez, Silvia; Vasquez-Cardena…
Research publications | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content Research publications Reviews and syntheses : potential and limitations of oceanic carbon dioxide storage via reactor-based accelerated weathering of limestone Source Biogeosciences - ISSN 1726-4170-22:20 (2025) p. 5557-5572 Author(s) Tom Huysmans, Filip Meysman…
Research Hugo Kleikamp | Hugo Kleikamp | University of Antwerp
Hugo Kleikamp postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Hugo Kleikamp Research team Geobiology Expertise Mass spectrometry, metabolomics and proteomics method development on new biology of cable bacteria Unraveling the molecular core of conductivity in cable-bacteria nanowires for circular bioelectron…
Equipment | SUSTAIN | Biobased Sustainability Engineering | University of Antwerp
SUSTAIN | Biobased Sustainability Engineering search menu search content Equipment Prof. Roeland Samson's lab Magnetic analyses - Magnetiser & Minispin Magnetometer, Molspin Ltd - LDA5 AF demagnetiser and PAM1 anhysteretic/pulse magnetiser, AGICO - JR6 magnetometer, AGICO - Susceptibility meter, Bar…
Research Nada Nasri | Nada Nasri | University of Antwerp
Nada Nasri doctoral scholarship holder Research Nada Nasri Research team Geobiology Long-distance electron transport in coastal lagoon environments in the Mediterranean. 15/07/2025 - 14/07/2026 Abstract The ability of cable bacteria to facilitate long-distance electron transport has profound implica…
Meysman Filip | Microbial Systems Technology | University of Antwerp
Microbial Systems Technology search menu search content Meysman Filip Cell cycle, filament growth and synchronized cell division in multicellular cable bacteria Geerlings, Nicole M. J.; Geelhoed, Jeanine; Vasquez-Cardenas, Diana; Kienhuis, Michiel V.M.; Hidalgo Martinez, Silvia; Boschker, Henricus T…
Research Daniel Modafferi | Daniel Modafferi | University of Antwerp
Daniel Modafferi postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Daniel Modafferi Research team Geobiology Expertise The multicellular chains naturally formed by cable bacteria conduct electricity at levels beyond the norm for biology. My research involves elucidating the biosynthesis and self-assembling me…
Meysman Filip | Microbial Systems Technology | University of Antwerp
Microbial Systems Technology search menu search content Meysman Filip Global maps of soil temperature Lembrechts, Jonas; van den Hoogen, Johan; Aalto, Juha; Ashcroft, Michael B.; Allonsius, Camille; Géron, Charly; Meysman, Filip , Portillo-Estrada, Miguel; Radujkovic, Dajana; Van de Vondel, Stijn; …