Sporomusa ovata DSM 2662 isolate:H1 Raw sequence reads
Sporomusa ovata is one of the few acetogenic bacteria that harbors cytochromes and quinones. In addition to its ability to reduce CO2 to acetate, S. ovata can also use nitrate as an alternative electron acceptor. Genome analyses revealed a nitrate reduction island encoding a periplasmic cytochrome c-containing nitrate and nitrite reductase, whose expression is strongly induced in the presence of nitrate.