Electron transport during aceticlastic methanogenesis by Methanosarcina acetivorans involves a sodium-translocating Rnf complex

FEBS Journal

Volumn 279, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 4444-4452

  Schlegel, Katharina ^a   Welte, Cornelia ^b   Deppenmeier, Uwe ^b   Müller, Volker ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

bioenergetics; electron transport; methanogens; Rnf; sodium transport

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; METHANE; SODIUM; SULFITE REDUCTASE (FERREDOXIN);

ACETICLASTIC METHANOGENESIS; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE VESICLE; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEON; METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNF GENE; SODIUM TRANSPORT;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ION TRANSPORT; METHANE; METHANOSARCINA; MUTATION; SODIUM;

ARCHAEA; METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS;

EID: 84870499112     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/febs.12031     Document Type: Article

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