The energy-conserving electron transfer system used by Desulfovibrio alaskensis strain G20 during pyruvate fermentation involves reduction of endogenously formed fumarate and cytoplasmic and membrane-bound complexes, Hdr-Flox and Rnf

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3463-3486

  Meyer, Birte ^a   Kuehl, Jennifer V ^b   Price, Morgan N ^b   Ray, Jayashree ^b   Deutschbauer, Adam M ^b   Arkin, Adam P ^b   Stahl, David A ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESULFOVIBRIO ALASKENSIS;

CARRIER PROTEIN; FORMIC ACID; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FUMARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LACTIC ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTON PUMP; PYRUVIC ACID;

CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; DESULFOVIBRIO; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; DESULFOVIBRIO; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FERMENTATION; FORMATES; FUMARATES; GENE EXPRESSION; LACTIC ACID; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PROTON PUMPS; PYRUVIC ACID;

EID: 84912010287     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12405     Document Type: Article

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