Microbial electrochemical technologies: maturing but not mature

Affiliations

¹ Water Research Institute (IRSA), National Research Council (CNR), via Salaria km 29,300, 00015, Monterotondo, RM, Italy.
² Laboratory of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (LEQUiA), Institute of the Environment, University of Girona, Carrer Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003, Girona, Spain.
³ Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany.

Editorial

Federico Aulenta et al. Microb Biotechnol. 2018 Jan.

. 2018 Jan;11(1):18-19.

doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.13045.

¹ Water Research Institute (IRSA), National Research Council (CNR), via Salaria km 29,300, 00015, Monterotondo, RM, Italy.
² Laboratory of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (LEQUiA), Institute of the Environment, University of Girona, Carrer Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003, Girona, Spain.
³ Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany.

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