Interspecies Formate Exchange Drives Syntrophic Growth of <i>Syntrophotalea carbinolica</i> and Methanococcus maripaludis
Leslie A. Day, Elisa L. Kelsey, Dallas R. Fonseca, Kyle C. Costa
Abstract
or formate metabolism, we determined that interspecies formate exchange drives syntrophic growth of these organisms. Together, these results advance our understanding of the degradation of organic matter in anoxic environments.
Topics & Concepts
MethanococcusFormate dehydrogenaseArchaeaFormateMethanogenesisMethanobacteriumBiochemistryBiologyEuryarchaeotaBacteriaCarbon monoxide dehydrogenaseChemistryGeneticsGeneCarbon monoxideCatalysisAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology