Exploring genetic tools in environmental microbes: Applications in extracellular electron transfer

Exploring genetic tools in environmental microbes: Applications in extracellular electron transfer Arpita Bose and Zhecheng Zhang explore genetic tools in environmental microbes, citing applications in extracellular electron transfer. This article reviews three main genetic approaches that have expanded our ability to study electroactive bacteria, particularly those that are not traditional model organisms but can perform extracellular electron transfer (EET). The first approach is CRISPR genome editing, a method that allows for targeted gene knockouts for specific modifications in redox-related pathways.