Characterization of metabolism in the Fe(III)-reducing organism Geobacter sulfurreducens by constraint-based modeling

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1558-1568

  Mahadevan, R ^a   Bond, D R ^b,c   Butler, J E ^b   Esteve Nunez A ^b   Coppi, M V ^b   Palsson, B O ^a   Schilling, C H ^a   Lovley, D R ^b  

^a GENOMATICA INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; GROUNDWATER; IRON; METABOLISM; OXIDATION;

CONSTRAINT-BASED MODELING; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; METABOLIC MODEL; WASTE ORGANIC MATTER;

BACTERIA;

ACETIC ACID; AMINO ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; GROUND WATER; METAL; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTON; PYRUVATE SYNTHASE; PYRUVIC ACID;

BACTERIUM; METABOLISM;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DELETION MUTANT; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENETICS; GENOME; GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; GEOBACTERACEAE; IRON METABOLISM; MODEL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REDUCTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AMINO ACIDS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUMARATES; GEOBACTER; IRON; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOTYPE; PROTONS; QUINONES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SP.; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; GEOBACTERACEAE;

EID: 33144470047     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.72.2.1558-1568.2006     Document Type: Article

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