title: A new inorganic pyrophosphate utilizing bacterium from a stagnant lake.
abstract: An apparently new species of Clostridium was isolated from mud samples obtained from a stagnant lake near Athens, Georgia. These organisms were able to utilize inorganic pyrophosphate as a source of energy for growth, a phenomenon representing the simplest ATP-generating system in the biological world.
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D003013:Clostridium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003470:Culture Media; D011756:Diphosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D011756:Diphosphates