Dissolved Inorganic Carbon-Accumulating Complexes from Autotrophic Bacteria from Extreme Environments
Sarah Schmid, Dale Chaput, Mya Breitbart, Rebecca Hines, Samantha Williams, Hunter Gossett, Sheila D. Parsi, Rebecca Cull Peterson, Robert Whittaker, Angela Tarver, Kathleen M. Scott
Abstract
To facilitate the synthesis of biomass from CO 2 , autotrophic organisms use a variety of mechanisms to increase intracellular DIC concentrations. A novel type of multisubunit complex has recently been described, which has been shown to generate measurably elevated intracellular DIC concentrations in three species of bacteria, raising the question of whether these complexes share this capability across the 17 phyla of Bacteria and Archaea where they are found.
Topics & Concepts
ArchaeaAutotrophBiologyBacteriaIntracellularPhylumMicrobial metabolismCarbon sourceCarbon fibersBiomass (ecology)BiochemistryMicrobiologyEcologyGeneticsComposite materialMaterials scienceComposite numberMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionMicrobial metabolism and enzyme functionMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology