title: Syntrophic acetate oxidizing bacterium Syntrophaceticus schinkii strain Sp3
organism: Syntrophaceticus schinkii
description: Syntroaceticus schinkii is a mesophilic strict anaerobic bacterium oxidizing acetate to CO2 and H2 in syntrophic association with a methanogenic partner. The methanogenic partner in this peculiar syntrophic relationship finally produces methane. S. schinkii can also grow as heterotroph without the methanogenic partner.The key enzymes of this homoacetatic fermentation (Wood-Ljungdahl pathway) are suggested to be used both during syntrophic acetate oxidation as well as acetate formation. The proposed reversibility of this pathway is of specific interest since syntrophic acetate oxidation operates close to the energetic limitations of microbial life.
attributes.tag: ENA first public
attributes.value: 2015-01-21
attributes.tag: ENA last update
attributes.value: 2015-02-03
attributes.tag: External Id
attributes.value: SAMEA3215174
attributes.tag: INSDC center alias
attributes.value: SLU-GBC
attributes.tag: INSDC center name
attributes.value: Global Bioinformatics Centre at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden
attributes.tag: INSDC first public
attributes.value: 2015-01-21T17:13:34Z
attributes.tag: INSDC last update
attributes.value: 2015-02-03T15:14:32Z
attributes.tag: INSDC status
attributes.value: public
attributes.tag: Submitter Id
attributes.value: SSCH
attributes.tag: sample name
attributes.value: SSCH
attributes.tag: strain
attributes.value: Sp3
attributes.tag: type-material
attributes.value: type strain of Syntrophaceticus schinkii