Low-temperature STM studies of electronic properties of microbial nanowires

\textit{Geobacter sulfurreducens} expresses pili that act as electrically conductive nanowires. These microbial nanowires transport metabolically generated electrons outside the cell body to electron acceptors in the organism's environment. We have performed scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy on these pili in an endeavor to elucidate the mechanism of conductivity. In particular, we will discuss spectroscopy curves acquired at a temperature of 77 K.