CO2 supply induces the growth of Symbiobacterium thermophilum, a syntrophic bacterium.
Symbiobacterium thermophilum is a unique syntrophic bacterium that exhibits marked growth only in coculture with a cognate Bacillus sp. In this study, we found that the bacterium is capable of marked mono-growth when supplied with CO2 or bicarbonate. The evidence suggests that the genetic defect for carbonic anhydrase in this bacterium is a reason for the syntrophic property based on CO2 requirement.
Life Science Research Center, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Japan.
Tomo-O
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Watsuji
Taira
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Kato
Kenji
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Ueda
Teruhiko
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Beppu
D039903:Actinobacteria / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002256:Carbonic Anhydrases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics
D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002256:Carbonic Anhydrases; C476814:YadF protein, E coli