A Sodium-Translocating Module Linking Succinate Production to Formation of Membrane Potential in Prevotella bryantii
Lena Schleicher, Andrej Trautmann, Dennis P. Stegmann, G. Fritz, Jochem Gätgens, Michael Bott, Sascha Hein, Jörg Simon, Jana Seifert, Julia Steuber
Abstract
Feeding strategies for ruminants are designed to optimize nutrient efficiency for animals and to prevent energy losses like enhanced methane production. Key to this are the fermentative reactions of the rumen microbiota, dominated by Prevotella spp.
Topics & Concepts
PrevotellaMicrobiologySodiumBacteriaBiologyChemistryGeneticsOrganic chemistryMicrobial Fuel Cells and BioremediationATP Synthase and ATPases ResearchElectrochemical sensors and biosensors