title: Denitrification and aerobic respiration, hybrid electron transport chains and co-evolution.
abstract: This paper explores the bioenergetics and potential co-evolution of denitrification and aerobic respiration. The advantages and disadvantages of combining these two pathways in a single, hybrid respiratory chain are discussed and the experimental evidence for the co-respiration of nitrate and oxygen is critically reviewed. A scenario for the co-evolution of the two pathways is presented. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: The evolutionary aspects of bioenergetic systems.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Celsiusstrasse 1, D-28359 Bremen, Germany.
authors.forename: Jianwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strous
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D005075:Biological Evolution; D058440:Denitrification; D004579:Electron Transport; D004734:Energy Metabolism