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In vivo high-resolution NMR with the Gram-negative Syntrophobacter wolinii and a Gram-positive syntrophic propionate oxidizing organism, indicated the involvement of an oxaloacetate: propionyl-CoA transcarboxylase in propionate oxidation. This finding was confirmed by enzyme measurement in cell-free extracts. Two sulphidogenic cocultures grew at a similar specific growth rate, whereas substitution of the hydrogenotrophic sulphate reducer by methane bacteria resulted in slower growth. The S. wolinii coculture had a lower cell yield than Desulfobulbus propionicus. This difference is explained in terms of energy conservation mechanisms.
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Houwen, F.P., Plokker, J., Dijkema, C., Stams, A.J.M. (1990). Syntrophic Propionate Oxidation. In: Bélaich, JP., Bruschi, M., Garcia, JL. (eds) Microbiology and Biochemistry of Strict Anaerobes Involved in Interspecies Hydrogen Transfer. Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium Series, vol 54. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0613-9_25
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