H 2 -Independent Growth of the Hydrogenotrophic Methanogen Methanococcus maripaludis
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H2-Independent Growth of the Hydrogenotrophic Methanogen Methanococcus maripaludis
UNLABELLED Hydrogenotrophic methanogenic Archaea require reduced ferredoxin as an anaplerotic source of electrons for methanogenesis. H(2) oxidation by the hydrogenase Eha provides these electrons, consistent with an H(2) requirement for growth. Here we report the identification of alternative pathways of ferredoxin reduction in Methanococcus maripaludis that operate independently of Eha to sti...
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عنوان ژورنال: mBio
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2161-2129,2150-7511
DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00062-13