Article
Physiology of the thermophilic acetogen Moorella thermoacetica
Research in Microbiology
(2004)
Abstract
Moorella thermoacetica (originally isolated as Clostridium thermoaceticum) has served as the primary acetogenic bacterium for the resolution of the acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA) orWood–Ljungdahl pathway, a metabolic pathway that (i) autotrophically assimilates CO2 and (ii) is centrally important to the turnover of carbon in many habitats. The purpose of this article is to highlight the diverse physiological features of this model acetogen and to examine some of the consequences of its metabolic capabilities.
Keywords
- Acetogenesis,
- Acetogenic bacteria,
- Acetyl-CoA pathway,
- Autotrophy,
- Bioenergetics,
- Clostridium thermoaceticum,
- CO2 fixation,
- Electron transport,
- Moorella thermoacetica,
- Nitrate dissimilation,
- O-Demethylation,
- Oxalate,
- Thermophile,
- Thermicanus aegyptius
Disciplines
Publication Date
April, 2004
Citation Information
Harold L. Drake and Steven L. Daniel. "Physiology of the thermophilic acetogen Moorella thermoacetica" Research in Microbiology Vol. 155 (2004) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/steven_daniel/12/