GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY - T.P. Pyrog - 2004

15. ELECTRON TRANSPORT UNDER ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS (ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION)

15.4. ACETATE FORMATION DURING CARBONATE REDUCTION

In various habitats where methane is produced, acetic acid is also formed. Acetogenic Bacteria are capable of converting СО2 and Н2 into acetate According to the equation

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Acetogenic bacteria (Clostridium aceticum, Clostridium thermoaceticum, Acetobacterium woodii) should be considered as anaerobic chemolithoautotrophic organisms capable of oxidizing hydrogen and generating energy via anaerobic carbonate Respiration. The Synthesis of Cell material from СО2 proceeds via acetyl-CoA and Pyruvate (similar to methanogens).



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