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MtrF can play various roles in intermediating electron transfer straight to electron sinks, catalyzing electron exchange or partaking in extracellular intercytochrome electron exchange. Certain bacterial species (''S. oneidensis'') have the ability to utilize the extracellular mineral forms of Iron and Manganese as electron acceptors. In order for ''S. oneidensis'' to use these minerals decaheme cytochromes must be present, they are positioned on the bacteria's cell wall at the endpoint of the trans-outer-membrane electron repositioning units. This process requires three different proteins to move electrons across the cell membrane; the process ends in a decaheme cytochrome labeled MtrF, in ''S. oneidensis''. <ref name="mtrf" />