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Extracellular electron transport in _Geobacter_ has long been ascribed to conductive pili. Cryogenic electron microscopy now reveals non-conductive filaments made of pilin-heterodimer

subunits. The combined data support a role for _Geobacter_ pili in cytochrome-nanowire secretion instead of conduction. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of

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