Dr Bernardino Virdis
Senior Research Fellow
Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology
+61 7 334 63221
Researcher biography
Dr Bernardino Virdis is a Senior Researcher in Environmental Biotechnology at the Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology (ACWEB), where he leads research in the areas of environmental biotechnology, bioprocess engineering, and environmental electrochemistry. He completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2010 under the guidance of Prof. Jürg Keller, developing innovative technologies for energy recovery from wastewater.
Dr Virdis' research program focuses on developing sustainable, scalable solutions for waste treatment and resource recovery, with direct applications across municipal and industrial sectors. His work bridges fundamental science and practical implementation, delivering real-world impact in sustainable waste management.
Dr Virdis publishes in major outlets in environmental science and technology, including the prestigious ISME Journal, Energy and Environmental Science, ChemSusChem, Water Research, Environmental Science & Technology, and more.
| Featured projects | Duration |
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Microbial electrosynthesis of liquid chemicals from carbon dioxide Australian Research Council |
2018–2024 |
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Production of valuable chemicals from gaseous waste Australian Research Council |
2022–2024 |
| Production of Valuable Chemicals from Liquid C1 Feedstocks | |
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Development of an innovative drinking water treatment agent Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships |
2025–2027 |
Book Chapters
Millo, Diego and Virdis, Bernardino (2018). Spectroelectrochemistry of microbial biofilms. Functional electrodes for enzymatic and microbial electrochemical systems. (pp. 563-597) edited by Nicolas Brun and Victoria Flexer. London, United Kingdom: World Scientific Publishing. doi: 10.1142/9781786343543_0016
Ni, Bing-Jie, Pan, Yuting, Guo, Jianhua, Virdis, Bernardino, Hu, Shihu, Chen, Xueming and Yuan, Zhiguo (2017). Denitrification processes for wastewater treatment. Metalloenzymes in dentrification: applications and environmental impacts. (pp. 368-418) edited by Isabel Moura, Jose J. G. Moura, Sofia R. Pauleta and Luisa B. Maia. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Royal Society of Chemistry. doi: 10.1039/9781782623762-00368
Pikaar, Ilje, Virdis, Bernardino, Freguia, Stefano and Keller, Jurg (2014). Wastewater treatment (microbial bioelectrochemical) and production of value-added by-products. Encyclopedia of applied electrochemistry. (pp. 2111-2117) edited by Gerhard Kreysa, Ken-ichiro Ota and Robert F. Savinell. New York, NY, United States: Springer New York. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6996-5_89
Freguia, Stefano, Virdis, Bernardino and Rabaey, Korneel (2013). Biofuels. The Prokaryotes: applied bacteriology and biotechnology. (pp. 373-381) edited by Edward F. DeLong, Stephen Lory, Erko Stackebrandt and Fabiano Thompson. Berlin, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-31331-8_33
Virdis, B., Freguia, S., Rozendal, R. A., Rabaey, K., Yuan, Z. and Keller, J. (2011). Microbial fuel cells. Treatise on water science. (pp. 641-665) edited by Peter A. Wilderer. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier Science. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53199-5.00098-1
Journal Articles
Song, Yunqian, Zhang, Xueqin, Kong, Zheng, Zhang, Jiongbin, Fukushima, Toshikazu, Hu, Shihu and Virdis, Bernardino (2025). Enhancing the productivity of caproic acid in open culture chain elongation: A comparative study of biofilm systems. Journal of Environmental Management, 394 127395, 127395-394. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127395
Salvatori, Gaia, Zhang, Xueqin, Villano, Marianna and Virdis, Bernardino (2025). Effect of anodic potential and feeding strategies on intracellular polymer storage in electro-active microbial biofilms. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13 (5) 117834, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2025.117834
Kanojia, Nitesh, Poitras, Jordan, Jones, Thomas, Virdis, Bernardino, Southam, Gordon and Doyle, Lucinda Elizabeth (2025). Resolving Shewanella vesicular nanowire structure during microbial extracellular electron transfer to a poised electrode. Bioelectrochemistry, 166 109039, 109039-166. doi: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2025.109039
Salvatori, Gaia, Giampaoli, Ottavia, Marchetti, Angela, Miccheli, Alfredo, Virdis, Bernardino, Sciubba, Fabio and Villano, Marianna (2025). 13C‐labelled glucose reveals shifts in fermentation pathway during cathodic electro‐fermentation with mixed microbial culture. ChemSusChem, 18 (2) e202401033, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202401033
Wang, Suicao, Zhang, Xueqin, Tian, Dihua, Zhao, Jing, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Cai, Fangrui, Xie, Mengying, Virdis, Bernardino, Guo, Jianhua, Yuan, Zhiguo, Zhang, Run and Hu, Shihu (2024). Anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled to reductive immobilization of hexavalent chromium by “Candidatus Methanoperedens”. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 480 136020, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136020
Zhang, Xueqin, Zhao, Jing, Erler, Dirk V., Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Kong, Zheng, Wang, Suicao, Wang, Zhiyao, Virdis, Bernardino, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2024). Characterization of the redox-active extracellular polymeric substances in an anaerobic methanotrophic consortium. Journal of Environmental Management, 365 121523, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121523
Wilson, Liam A., Melville, Jamie N., Pedroso, Marcelo M., Krco, Stefan, Hoelzl, Robert, Zaugg, Julian, Southam, Gordon, Virdis, Bernardino, Evans, Paul, Supper, Jenna, Harmer, Jeffrey R., Tyson, Gene, Clark, Alice, Schenk, Gerhard and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2024). Kinetic, electrochemical and spectral characterization of bacterial and archaeal rusticyanins; unexpected stability issues and consequences for applications in biotechnology. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 256 112539, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2024.112539
Xie, Mengying, Zhang, Xueqin, Li, Shiqing, Maulani, Nova, Cai, Fangrui, Zheng, Yue, Cai, Chen, Virdis, Bernardino, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2024). Humic substances as electron acceptor for anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) and electron shuttle in Mn (IV)-dependent AOM. Science of The Total Environment, 912 169576, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169576
Hill, Andrew, Tait, Stephan, Harris, Peter, Baillie, Craig, Virdis, Bernardino and McCabe, Bernadette K. (2023). Design and analysis of a low-cost potentiostat for application with microbial electrochemical sensors. Electrochimica Acta, 468 143201, 143201. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.143201
Zhang, Xueqin, Xie, Mengying, Cai, Chen, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Wang, Zhiyao, Virdis, Bernardino, Tyson, Gene W., McIlroy, Simon J., Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2023). Pyrogenic carbon promotes anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled with iron reduction via the redox-cycling mechanism. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (48), 19793-19804. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c05907
Zhang, Xueqin, Joyce, Georgina H., Leu, Andy O., Zhao, Jing, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Virdis, Bernardino, Tyson, Gene W., Yuan, Zhiguo, McIlroy, Simon J. and Hu, Shihu (2023). Multi-heme cytochrome-mediated extracellular electron transfer by the anaerobic methanotroph ‘Candidatus Methanoperedens nitroreducens’. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 6118, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41847-w
Wood, Jamin C., Gonzalez-Garcia, R. Axayacatl, Daygon, Dara, Talbo, Gert, Plan, Manuel R., Marcellin, Esteban and Virdis, Bernardino (2023). Characterisation of acetogen formatotrophic potential using Eubacterium limosum. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 107 (14), 4507-4518. doi: 10.1007/s00253-023-12600-6
Wood, Jamin C., Gonzalez-Garcia, R. Axayacatl, Daygon, Dara, Talbo, Gert, Plan, Manuel R., Marcellin, Esteban and Virdis, Bernardino (2023). Molecular understanding of Eubacterium limosum chemostat methanol metabolism. Sustainable Energy and Fuels, 7 (10), 2397-2412. doi: 10.1039/d2se01551j
Wood, Jamin C., Yuan, Zhiguo and Virdis, Bernardino (2023). Towards carbon neutral chemicals production: opportunities for combining fermentation with electrochemical processes. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 37 101177, 101177. doi: 10.1016/j.coelec.2022.101177
Virdis, Bernardino, D. Hoelzle, Robert, Marchetti, Angela, Boto, Santiago T., Rosenbaum, Miriam A., Blasco-Gómez, Ramiro, Puig, Sebastià, Freguia, Stefano and Villano, Marianna (2022). Electro-fermentation: sustainable bioproductions steered by electricity. Biotechnology Advances, 59 107950, 107950. doi: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.107950
Zhang, Xueqin, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Ni, Gaofeng, Frank, Joshua, Zhao, Jing, Cai, Chen, Virdis, Bernardino, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2022). Bio-reduced graphene oxide on hollow fibers as gas-diffusible anodes for enhancing bioelectrochemical methane oxidation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 440 135811, 135811. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.135811
Matabosch Coromina, Helena, Antonio Cuffaro, Giovanni, Tommasi, Tonia, Puig, Sebastià and Virdis, Bernardino (2022). A slurry electrode based on reduced graphene oxide and poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) for applications in microbial electrochemical technologies. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 920 116546, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116546
Zhang, Xueqin, McIlroy, Simon J., Vassilev, Igor, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Plan, Manuel, Cai, Chen, Virdis, Bernardino, Tyson, Gene W., Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2022). Polyhydroxyalkanoate-driven current generation via acetate by an anaerobic methanotrophic consortium. Water Research, 221 118743, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118743
Wood, Jamin C., Marcellin, Esteban, Plan, Manuel R. and Virdis, Bernardino (2021). High methanol‐to‐formate ratios induce butanol production in Eubacterium limosum. Microbial Biotechnology, 15 (5), 1542-1549. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.13963
Wood, Jamin C., Grové, Johannes, Marcellin, Esteban, Heffernan, James K., Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Virdis, Bernardino (2021). Strategies to improve viability of a circular carbon bioeconomy – A techno-economic review of microbial electrosynthesis and gas fermentation. Water Research, 201 117306, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117306
Hoelzle, Robert D., Puyol, Daniel, Virdis, Bernardino and Batstone, Damien (2021). Substrate availability drives mixed culture fermentation of glucose to lactate at steady state. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 118 (4), 1636-1648. doi: 10.1002/bit.27678
Hernandez, Paula Andrea, Zhou, Miaomiao, Vassilev, Igor, Freguia, Stefano, Zhang, Yang, Keller, Jürg, Ledezma, Pablo and Virdis, Bernardino (2021). Selective extraction of medium-chain carboxylic acids by electrodialysis and phase separation. ACS Omega, 6 (11), 7841-7850. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00397
Izadi, Paniz, Fontmorin, Jean-Marie, Virdis, Bernardino, Head, Ian M. and Yu, Eileen H. (2021). The effect of the polarised cathode, formate and ethanol on chain elongation of acetate in microbial electrosynthesis. Applied Energy, 283 116310, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116310
Zhang, Xueqin, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Frank, Joshua, Cai, Chen, Stark, Terra, Virdis, Bernardino, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2020). Enhancing methane oxidation in a bioelectrochemical membrane reactor using a soluble electron mediator. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 13 (1) 173, 173. doi: 10.1186/s13068-020-01808-7
Hill, Andrew, Tait, Stephan, Baillie, Craig, Virdis, Bernardino and McCabe, Bernadette (2020). Microbial electrochemical sensors for volatile fatty acid measurement in high strength wastewaters: a review. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 165 112409, 112409. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112409
Camedda, Claudia, Hoelzle, Robert D., Carucci, Alessandra, Milia, Stefano and Virdis, Bernardino (2019). A facile method to enhance the performance of soil bioelectrochemical systems using in situ reduced graphene oxide. Electrochimica Acta, 324 134881, 134881. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.134881
Freguia, Stefano, Logrieco, Maddalena E., Monetti, Juliette, Ledezma, Pablo, Virdis, Bernardino and Tsujimura, Seiya (2019). Self-powered bioelectrochemical nutrient recovery for fertilizer generation from human urine. Sustainability, 11 (19) 5490, 5490. doi: 10.3390/su11195490
Creasey, Rhiannon C. G., Mostert, A. Bernardus, Solemanifar, Armin, Nguyen, Tuan A. H., Virdis, Bernardino, Freguia, Stefano and Laycock, Bronwyn (2019). Biomimetic peptide nanowires designed for conductivity. ACS Omega, 4 (1), 1748-1756. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.8b02231
Monetti, Juliette, Ledezma, Pablo, Virdis, Bernardino and Freguia, Stefano (2019). Nutrient recovery by bio-electroconcentration is limited by wastewater conductivity. ACS Omega, 4 (1), 2152-2159. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.8b02737
Vassilev, Igor, Kracke, Frauke, Freguia, Stefano, Keller, Jurg, Krömer, Jens O., Ledezma, Pablo and Virdis, Bernardino (2019). Microbial electrosynthesis system with dual biocathode arrangement for simultaneous acetogenesis, solventogenesis and carbon chain elongation. Chemical Communications, 55 (30), 4351-4354. doi: 10.1039/c9cc00208a
Vassilev, Igor, Hernandez, Paula A., Batlle-Vilanova, Pau, Freguia, Stefano, Krömer, Jens O., Keller, Jürg, Ledezma, Pablo and Virdis, Bernardino (2018). Microbial electrosynthesis of isobutyric, butyric, caproic acids, and corresponding alcohols from carbon dioxide. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6 (7), 8485-8493. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b00739
Vassilev, Igor, Gießelmann, Gideon, Schwechheimer, Susanne K., Wittmann, Christoph, Virdis, Bernardino and Krömer, Jens O. (2018). Anodic electro-fermentation: anaerobic production of L-Lysine by recombinant Corynebacterium glutamicum. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 115 (6), 1499-1508. doi: 10.1002/bit.26562
Marx Sander, Elisa, Virdis, Bernardino and Freguia, Stefano (2018). Bioelectrochemical denitrification for the treatment of saltwater recirculating aquaculture streams. ACS Omega, 3 (4), 4252-4261. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00287
Creasey, Rhiannon C. G., Mostert, A. Bernardus, Nguyen, Tuan A. H., Virdis, Bernardino, Freguia, Stefano and Laycock, Bronwyn (2018). Microbial nanowires - electron transport and the role of synthetic analogues. Acta Biomaterialia, 69, 1-30. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.01.007
Sander, E. M., Virdis, B. and Freguia, S. (2017). Bioelectrochemical nitrogen removal as a polishing mechanism for domestic wastewater treated effluents. Water Science and Technology, 76 (11), 3150-3159. doi: 10.2166/wst.2017.462
Grobbler, Christy, Virdis, Bernardino, Nouwens, Amanda, Harnisch, Falk, Rabaey, Korneel and Bond, Philip L. (2017). Effect of the anode potential on the physiology and proteome of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Bioelectrochemistry, 119, 172-179. doi: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2017.10.001
Lai, Bin, Yu, Shiqin, Bernhardt, Paul V., Rabaey, Korneel, Virdis, Bernardino and Kroemer, Jens O. (2017). Erratum to: Anoxic metabolism and biochemical production in Pseudomonas putida F1 driven by a bioelectrochemical system. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 10 (1) 155, 155. doi: 10.1186/s13068-017-0843-8
Virdis, Bernardino and Dennis, Paul G. (2017). The nanostructure of microbially-reduced graphene oxide fosters thick and highly-performing electrochemically-active biofilms. Journal of Power Sources, 356, 556-565. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.02.086
Dennis, Paul G., Virdis, Bernardino, Vanwonterghem, Inka, Hassan, Alif, Hugenholtz, Phil, Tyson, Gene W. and Rabaey, Korneel (2016). Anode potential influences the structure and function of anodic electrode and electrolyte-associated microbiomes. Scientific Reports, 6 (1) 39114, 39114. doi: 10.1038/srep39114
Kracke, Frauke, Virdis, Bernardino, Bernhardt, Paul V., Rabaey, Korneel and Kromer, Jens O. (2016). Redox dependent metabolic shift in Clostridium autoethanogenum by extracellular electron supply. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 9 (1) 249, 249. doi: 10.1186/s13068-016-0663-2
Lai, Bin, Yu, Shiqin, Bernhardt, Paul V., Rabaey, Korneel, Virdis, Bernadino and Krömer, Jens O. (2016). Anoxic metabolism and biochemical production in Pseudomonas putida F1 driven by a bioelectrochemical system. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 9 (1) 39, 39.1-39.13. doi: 10.1186/s13068-016-0452-y
Virdis, Bernardino, Millo, Diego, Donose, Bogdan C., Lu, Yang, Batstone, Damien J. and Kromer, Jens O. (2016). Analysis of electron transfer dynamics in mixed community electroactive microbial biofilms. RSC Advances, 6 (5), 3650-3660. doi: 10.1039/c5ra15676a
Juste-Poinapen, Natacha M.S., Turner, Mark S., Rabaey, Korneel, Virdis, Bernardino and Batstone, Damien J. (2015). Evaluating the potential impact of proton carriers on syntrophic propionate oxidation. Scientific Reports, 5 (18364) 18364, 18364. doi: 10.1038/srep18364
Storck, Tomas, Virdis, Bernardino and Batstone, Damien J. (2015). Modelling extracellular limitations for mediated versus direct interspecies electron transfer. ISME Journal, 10 (3), 1-11. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2015.139
Grobbler, Christy, Virdis, Bernardino, Nouwens, Amanda, Harnisch, Falk, Rabaey, Korneel and Bond, Philip L. (2015). Use of SWATH mass spectrometry for quantitative proteomic investigation of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 biofilms grown on graphite cloth electrodes. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 38 (2), 135-139. doi: 10.1016/j.syapm.2014.11.007
Sander, Elisa M., Virdis, Barnardino and Freguia, Stefano (2015). Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium as an electron sink during cathodic denitrification. RSC Advances, 5 (105), 86572-86577. doi: 10.1039/c5ra19241b
Harnisch, Falk, Rosa, Luis F. M., Kracke, Frauke, Virdis, Benardino and Krömer, Jens O. (2014). Electrifying white biotechnology: engineering and economic potential of electricity-driven bio-production. ChemSusChem, 8 (5), 758-766. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201402736
Hoelzle, Robert D., Virdis, Bernardino and Batstone, Damien J. (2014). Regulation Mechanisms in Mixed and Pure Culture Microbial Fermentation. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 111 (11), 2139-2154. doi: 10.1002/bit.25321
Storck, Tomas, Picioreanu, Cristian, Virdis, Bernardino and Batstone, Damien J. (2014). Variable cell morphology approach for individual-based modeling of microbial communities. Biophysical Journal, 106 (9), 2037-2048. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.03.015
Virdis, Bernardino, Millo, Diego, Donose, Bogdan C. and Batstone, Damien J. (2014). Real-time measurements of the redox states of c-type cytochromes in electroactive biofilms: a Confocal Resonance Raman Microscopy study. PLoS One, 9 (2) e89918, e89918.1-e89918.10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089918
Batstone, Damien J. and Virdis, Bernardino (2014). The role of anaerobic digestion in the emerging energy economy. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 27, 142-149. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2014.01.013
Flexer, Victoria, Marque, Marina, Donose, Bogdan C., Virdis, Benardino and Keller, Jurg (2013). Plasma treatment of electrodes significantly enhances the development of anodic electrochemically active biofilms. Electrochimica Acta, 108, 566-574. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.06.145
Freguia, Stefano, Virdis, Bernardino, Harnisch, Falk and Keller, Jurg (2012). Bioelectrochemical systems: microbial versus enzymatic catalysis. Electrochimica Acta, 82, 165-174. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.03.014
Virdis, Bernardino, Harnisch, Falk, Batstone, Damien J., Rabaey, Korneel and Donose, Bogdan C. (2012). Non-invasive characterization of electrochemically active microbial biofilms using confocal Raman microscopy. Energy and Environmental Science, 5 (5), 7017-7024. doi: 10.1039/c2ee03374g
Desloover, Joachim, Puig, Sebastia, Virdis, Bernardino, Clauwaert, Peter, Boeckx, Pascal, Verstraete, Willy and Boon, Nico (2011). Biocathodic nitrous oxide removal in bioelectrochemical systems. Environmental Science and Technology, 45 (24), 10557-10566. doi: 10.1021/es202047x
Virdis, Bernardino, Read, Suzanne T., Rabaey, Korneel, Rozendal, Rene A., Yuan, Zhiguo and Keller, Jurg (2011). Biofilm stratification during simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) at a biocathode. Bioresource Technology, 102 (1), 334-341. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.155
Wrighton, Kelly C., Virdis, Bernardino, Clauwaert, Peter, Read, Suzanne T., Daly, Rebecca A., Boon, Nico, Piceno, Yvette, Andersen, Gary L., Coates, John D. and Rabaey, Korneel (2010). Bacterial community structure corresponds to performance during cathodic nitrate reduction. ISME Journal, 4 (11), 1443-1455. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2010.66
Virdis, Bernardino, Rabaey, Korneel, Rozendal, Rene, Yuan, Zhiguo and Keller, Jurg (2010). Simultaneous nitrification, denitrification and carbon removal in microbial fuel cells. Water Research, 44 (9), 2970-2980. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.02.022
Adame, Maria Fernanda, Virdis, Bernardino and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2010). Effect of geomorphological setting and rainfall on nutrient exchange in mangroves during tidal inundation. Marine and Feshwater Research, 61 (10), 1197-1206. doi: 10.1071/MF10013
Virdis, Bernardino, Rabaey, Korneel, Yuan, Zhiguo, Rozendal, Rene A. and Keller, Jurg (2009). Electron fluxes in a microbial fuel cell performing carbon and nitrogen removal. Environmental Science and Technology, 43 (13), 5144-5149. doi: 10.1021/es8036302
Virdis, Bernardino, Rabaey, Korneel, Yuan, Zhiguo and Keller, Jurg (2008). Microbial fuel cells for simultaneous carbon and nitrogen removal. Water Research, 42 (12), 3013-3024. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.03.017
Lu, Huabing, Oehmen, Adrian M., Virdis, Bernardino, Keller, Jürg and Yuan, Zhiguo (2006). Obtaining highly enriched cultures of candidatus accumulibacter phosphates through alternating carbon sources. Water Research, 40 (20), 3838-3848. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.09.004
Conference Papers
Guo, Xiao, Bertling, Karl, Donose, Bogdan C., He, Xin, Degnan, Zach, Solemanifar, Armin, Zhang, Xueqin, Laycock, Bronwyn, Virdis, Bernardino, Fedorov, Arkady, Jacobson, Peter and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2022). Terahertz nanoscopy: a non-destructive characterization tool for nanomaterials and nanostructures. The 2022 Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, Adelaide, SA Australia, 11-16 December 2022.
Ledezma, P., Monetti, J., Virdis, B., Keller, J. and Freguia, S. (2018). Decentralised nutrient recovery from urine without added power or chemicals. IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery Conference 2018, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 18-21 November 2018.
Creasey, R., Virdis, B., Nguyen, Tuan A. H., Solemanifar, A., Freguia, S. and Laycock, B. (2016). Synthetic Analogues of Microbial Nanowires. 55th Annual ASMR National Scientific Conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 13-15 Nov 2016.
Flexer, Victoria, Virdis, B., Donose, B. C., Lefevbre, C., Marque, M. and Keller, J. (2013). Plasma treatment of electrodes significantly enhances the development of electrochemically active biofilms. MFC4: 4th International Microbial Fuel Cell Conference, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 1-4 September, 2013.
Flexer, Victoria, Marque, Marina, Donose, Bogdan C., Virdis, Bernardino and Keller, Jurg (2013). The effect of plasma treatment of electrodes on the development of electrochemically active biofilms. The 64th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, 8-13 September 2013.
Grobbler, C., Virdis, B., Nouwens, A., Harnisch, F., Rabaey, K. and Bond, P. L. (2013). Effect of the anodic potential in the extracellular electron transfer capability of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. MFC4: 4th International Microbial Fuel Cell Conference, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 1-4 September, 2013.
Storck, T., Virdis, B., Picioreanu, Cristian and Batstone, D. J. (2013). Effect of direct versus indirect interspecies electron transfer in microbial communities through individual based, variable morphology modelling. MFC4: 4th International Microbial Fuel Cell Conference, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 1-4 September, 2013.
Storck, T., Virdis, B., Picioreanu, P. and Batstone, D. J. (2013). Variable geometry individual based modelling of indirect versus direct interspecies electron transfer in microbial communities. 13th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion (AD 13), Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 25-28 June 2013. London, United Kingdom: International Water Association (IWA).
Grobbler, C., Viridis, B., Harnisch, F., Rabaey, K. and Bond, P. L. (2012). Effect of the anodic potential in the extracellular electron transfer capability of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Australian Society for Microbiology Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM2012), Brisbane, Australia, 1-4 July 2012.
Freguia, S. and Virdis, B. (2011). Light-driven extracellular electron transfer in microalgae. 3rd International Microbial Fuel Cell conference, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, 6-8 June 2011.
Rabaey, Korneel, Wise, Alexander, Johnstone, Angela J., Virdis, Bernardino, Freguia, Stefano and Rozendal, René A. (2011). Bioelectrochemical conversion of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol. 241st ACS National Meeting and Exposition, Anaheim, CA, United States, 27 - 31 March 2011. Washington, DC, United States: American Chemical Society.
Virdis, B., Rabaey, K., Rozendal, R. A., Yuan, Z., Mu, Y. and Keller, J. (2010). Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) at a microbial fuel cell (MFC) Biocathode. 14th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition (IBS-2008), Rimini Italy, Sep 14-18, 2010. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2010.08.398
Virdis, Bernardino, Rabaey, Korneel and Keller, Jurg (2008). Sustainable carbon and nitrogen removal with microbial fuel cells. AWA/IWA Australian Young Water Professionals Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 4-6 February, 2008. Brisbane, Australia: IWA.
Virdis, B., Rabaey, K. and Keller, J. (2008). Combined carbon and nitrogen removal opens new perspectives on wastewater treatment with microbial fuel cells. First International Symposium on Microbial Fuel Cells, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 27-29 May, 2008. Pennsylvania, USA: Pennsylvania State University.
Rabaey, K., Virdis, B., Clauwaert, P. and Keller, J. (2007). Nitrogen removal in microbial fuel cells. 4th IWA Leading-Edge Conference & Exhibition on Water and Wastewater Technologies, Singapore, Republic of Singapore, 3-6 June 2007. Singapore, Republic of Singapore: IWA-International Water Association.
Rabaey, K., Rodriguez-Rodriguez, J., Clauwaert, P., Virdis, B., The Pham, H., Aelterman, P., Blackall, L., Verstraete, W. and Keller, J. (2007). Communities Driving Electricity Support Communities Thriving on Electricity. Biofilms 2007, Quebec City, Canada, 25 - 29 March, 2007. Washingto, D.C.: American Society for Microbiology.
Virdis, B., Rabaey, K. and Keller, J. (2007). Simultaneous carbon and nitrogen removal in a microbial fuel cell-based system. Bio-Energy for our Future, Brisbane, 23-27 September, 2007. Brisbane: IWA-International Water Association.
Rabaey, K., Virdis, B., Clauwaert, P., Dutta, P. and Keller, J. (2007). Microbial Fuel Cells: from energy generation to nutrient removal. Ozwater Conference, Sydney, 4-8 March, 2007. Sydney: Australian Water Association (AWA).
Lu, H., Oehmen, A., Virdis, B., Keller, J. and Yuan, Z. (2006). Obtaining highly enriched cultures of Candidatus accumulibacter phosphatis through alternating carbon sources. IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition, Beijing, China, 10-14 September, 2006.
Grosso, B, Muntoni, A, Carucci, A, Cigagna, M and Virdis, B (2004). Use of stone wool by-products in the construction of sanitary landfills and tailing dams. World Environmental Congress on Appropriate Environmental and Solid Waste Management and Technologies for Developing Countries, Istanbul Turkey, Jul, 2002. NEW YORK: MARCEL DEKKER INC. doi: 10.1081/ESE-120028397
Thesis
Bernardino Virdis (2010). Nitrogen Removal in Bioelectrochemical Systems. PhD Thesis, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland.