GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY - T.P. Pirog - 2004

15. ELECTRON TRANSPORT UNDER ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS (ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION)

Review Questions for Chapter 15

1. What is the difference between aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration?

2. How does dissimilatory nitrate reduction take place?

3. What is the ecological role of denitrification processes?

4. How do assimilatory and dissimilatory sulfate reduction processes occur?

5. What are the key characteristics of sulfate-reducing Bacteria?

6. What is The Role of sulfate reduction in nature?

7. How does anaerobic corrosion of iron occur?

8. Characterize methanogenic bacteria. Why are they classified as archaea?

9. Which bacteria are capable of carbonate respiration?

10. How is carbon dioxide fixation carried out in methanogenic bacteria?

11. Which bacteria are capable of fumarate respiration?

13. How does the microbial reduction of ferric iron to ferrous iron take place?



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