A microbe called Rhodoferax Ferrireducens,found in the mud at Oyster Bay,Virginia,has been discovered to transfer electrons directly onto an electrode as it metabolizes sugar into electricity.

• 在弗吉尼亚州蚝湾的污泥中有一种名为Rhodoferax Ferrireducens的微生物，人们发现该微生物将糖分解成电时可直接把电子传输到电极上。