title: Trophic links between the acetogen Clostridium glycolicum KHa and the fermentative anaerobe Bacteroides xylanolyticus KHb, isolated from Hawaiian forest soil.
abstract: Isolate KH was obtained from Hawaiian forest soil and found to be composed of two functionally linked anaerobes, KHa and KHb. Gene analyses (16S rRNA, fhs, cooS) identified KHa as an acetogenic strain of Clostridium glycolicum and KHb as Bacteroides xylanolyticus. KHb fermented xylan and other saccharides that KHa could not utilize and formed products (e.g., ethanol and H(2)) that supported the acetogenic growth of KHa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecological Microbiology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany.
authors.forename: Sindy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hunger
authors.forename: Anita S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Gössner
authors.forename: Harold L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Drake
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D003013:Clostridium / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism; D006254:Hawaii; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014197:Trees
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D000431:Ethanol; D006859:Hydrogen