Anaerobic microbial metabolism can proceed close to thermodynamic limits

Nature

Volumn 415, Issue 6870, 2002, Pages 454-456

  Jackson, Bradley E ^a   McInerney, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; FREE ENERGY; SUBSTRATES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

MICROBIAL METABOLISM;

METABOLISM;

ACETIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BUTYRIC ACID;

BACTERIUM; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFOVIBRIO; ELECTRON; ENERGY; FERMENTATION; METHANOSPIRILLUM HUNGATEI; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SYNTROPHOMONAS WOLFEI; SYNTROPHUS ACIDITROPHICUS; SYNTROPHUS BUSWELLII; SYNTROPHUS GENTIANAE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; THERMODYNAMICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOVIBRIO; METHANOSPIRILLUM HUNGATEI; SYNTROPHOMONAS WOLFEI; SYNTROPHUS ACIDITROPHICUS; SYNTROPHUS BUSWELLII; SYNTROPHUS GENTIANAE;

EID: 0037165203     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/415454a     Document Type: Article

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