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Detailed molecular studies of hydrogen metabolism have progressed rapidly thanks to the development of genetic systems, which are now available for selected proteobacteria, including species of lithoautotrophs, nitrogen-fixing and photosynthetic microorganisms (reviewed by Friedrich, Schwartz 1993 and Vignais, Toussaint 1994). These facultative hydrogen-oxidizers are abundant in soil and water. Adaptation to shortage of nutrients may explain the great metabolic versatility of these organisms. The ability to utilize a wide range of organic and inorganic substrates and to adjust rapidly to changing environmental conditions demands a rather flexible, balanced metabolic regulation. This article focuses on the hydrogen-oxidizing enzyme system of Alcaligenes eutrophus, the prototype of the so-called hydrogen (knallgas) bacteria, presenting our current knowledge of the arrangement, structure and function of genes involved in the biosynthesis of two nickel-iron-containing hydrogenases and summarizing the mechanisms that regulate hydrogenase expression.
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Friedrich, B. et al. (1996). Hydrogen Oxidation by Alcaligenes . In: Lidstrom, M.E., Tabita, F.R. (eds) Microbial Growth on C1 Compounds. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0213-8_16
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