title: Ecological aspects of the distribution of different autotrophic CO2 fixation pathways.
abstract: Autotrophic CO(2) fixation represents the most important biosynthetic process in biology. Besides the well-known Calvin-Benson cycle, five other totally different autotrophic mechanisms are known today. This minireview discusses the factors determining their distribution. As will be made clear, the observed diversity reflects the variety of the organisms and the ecological niches existing in nature.
authors.affiliation: Mikrobiologie, Fakultät für Biologie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. ivan.berg@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
authors.forename: Ivan A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Berg
mesh_terms: D052818:Autotrophic Processes / Q000502:physiology*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D004463:Ecology; D008954:Models, Biological; D010788:Photosynthesis / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide