Metabolism of fatty acids by Syntrophomonas wolfei. Progress report, March 15, 1983-December 15, 1984
The main objective in this research is to obtain basic information on the metabolism and physiology of the H/sub 2/-producing acetogenic bacteria. Syntrophomonas wolfei degrades butyrate, caproate and caprylate to acetate and H/sub 2/, valerate and heptanoate to acetate, propionate and H/sub 2/, and isoheptanoate to acetate, isovalerate and H/sub 2/. Since the degradation of these compounds with H/sub 2/ production is energetically favorable only when the partial pressure of H/sub 2/ is maintained at a very low level, S. wolfei can only be grown in coculture with H/sub 2/-using bacteria. The first objectives of this research were to determine if S. wolfei could be grown alone if the partial pressure of H/sub 2/ was maintained at a low level by sparging the culture with anaerobic gas.
- Research Organization:
- Oklahoma Univ., Norman (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AS05-83ER13053
- OSTI ID:
- 5022654
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/13053-1; ON: DE84008351
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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