Towards environmental systems biology of Shewanella.
Bacteria of the genus Shewanella are known for their versatile electron-accepting capacities, which allow them to couple the decomposition of organic matter to the reduction of the various terminal electron acceptors that they encounter in their stratified environments. Owing to their diverse metabolic capabilities, shewanellae are important for carbon cycling and have considerable potential for the remediation of contaminated environments and use in microbial fuel cells. Systems-level analysis of the model species Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 and other members of this genus has provided new insights into the signal-transduction proteins, regulators, and metabolic and respiratory subsystems that govern the remarkable versatility of the shewanellae.
Fredrickson
James K
JK
Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA. jim.fredrickson@pnl.gov; tiedjej@msu.edu
Romine
Margaret F
MF
Beliaev
Alexander S
AS
Auchtung
Jennifer M
JM
Driscoll
Michael E
ME
Gardner
Timothy S
TS
Nealson
Kenneth H
KH
Osterman
Andrei L
AL
Pinchuk
Grigoriy
G
Reed
Jennifer L
JL
Rodionov
Dmitry A
DA
Rodrigues
Jorge L M
JL
Saffarini
Daad A
DA
Serres
Margrethe H
MH
Spormann
Alfred M
AM
Zhulin
Igor B
IB
Tiedje
James M
JM
D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D010100:Oxygen / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020592:Shewanella / Q000378:metabolism*; D049490:Systems Biology
D002244:Carbon; D005947:Glucose; D010100:Oxygen