Bacillus stratosphericus explained

Bacillus stratosphericus is a microbe commonly found in high concentrations in the stratosphere. It is commonly found in the atmosphere but brought down to Earth as a result of atmospheric cycling processes. Scientists have successfully engineered it to create a biofilm which produce electricity.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Jinwei Zhang . Enren Zhang . Keith Scott . J. Grant Burgess . 2012 . Enhanced electricity production by use of reconstituted artificial consortia of estuarine bacteria grown as biofilms . . 46 . 5 . 2984–2992 . 10.1021/es2020007. 22352455 . 2012EnST...46.2984Z .