Physiology of the thermophilic acetogen Moorella thermoacetica.
Moorella thermoacetica (originally isolated as Clostridium thermoaceticum) has served as the primary acetogenic bacterium for the resolution of the acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA) or Wood-Ljungdahl pathway, a metabolic pathway that (i) autotrophically assimilates CO2 and (ii) is centrally important to the turnover of carbon in many habitats. The purpose of this article is to highlight the diverse physiological features of this model acetogen and to examine some of the consequences of its metabolic capabilities.
Drake
Harold L
HL
Department of Ecological Microbiology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany. harold.drake@bitoek.uni-bayreuth.de
Daniel
Steven L
SL
D000085:Acetates / Q000378:metabolism*; D004579:Electron Transport; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism
D000085:Acetates; D010100:Oxygen