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(* Authors contributed equally to this work.)

Girguis,* P.R., Nielsen,* M.E., and Reimers, C.E. (2010) Fundamentals of benthic microbial fuel cells: theory, development, and application. In Bioelectrochemical Systems: From Extracellular Electron Transfer to Biotechnological Application. Edited by Rabaey K., Angenent L.T., Schröder U., Keller J., IWA Publishing; pp. 327 - 346. (* Authors contributed equally to this work.)

Nielsen, M.E., Wu, D.M., Girguis, P.R., and Reimers, C.E. (2009) Influence of substrate on electron transfer mechanisms in chambered benthic microbial fuel cells.  Environmental Science and Technology, 43 (22); 8671-8677.

Nielsen, M.E., Reimers, C.E., White, H.K., Sharma, S., and Girguis, P.R. (2008) Sustainable energy from deep ocean cold seeps. Energy and Environmental Science, 1 (5); 584-593. (Article featured on the inside cover of the print issue.)

Nielsen, M.E., Reimers, C.E., and Stecher, H.A. (2007) Enhanced power from chambered benthic microbial fuel cells. Environmental Science and Technology, 41  (22); 7895-7900.

Nielsen, M.E., Fisk, M.R., Istok, J.D., and Pedersen, K. (2006) Microbial nitrate respiration of lactate at in situ conditions in ground water from a granitic aquifer situated 450 m underground. Geobiology 4; 43-52.