A genomic view on syntrophic versus non-syntrophic lifestyle in anaerobic fatty acid degrading communities

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1837, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2004-2016

  Worm, Petra ^a   Koehorst, Jasper J ^a   Visser, Michael ^a   Sedano Núñez, Vicente T ^a   Schaap, Peter J ^a   Plugge, Caroline M ^a   Sousa, Diana Z ^a,b   Stams, Alfons J M ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acetate; Butyrate; Formate; Functional profiling; Propionate; Syntrophy

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; FATTY ACID; FORMATE DEHYDROGENASE; FORMIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; METHANE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFOBACTERIUM AUTOTROPHICUM; DESULFOMONILE TIEDJEI; DESULFOSPOROSINUS MERIDIEI; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOMICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; LIPID DEGRADATION; METHANOGEN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SPOROGENESIS; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; SYNTROPHOMONAS WOLFEI; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BUTYRATES; ECOSYSTEM; FATTY ACIDS; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; HYDROGEN; METHANE; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84911498515     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: 18792650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2014.06.005     Document Type: Article

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