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Hydrogenases in Lithoautotrophic Bacteria

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Autotrophic Microbiology and One-Carbon Metabolism

Part of the book series: Advances in Autotrophic Microbiology and One-Carbon Metabolism ((AMOC,volume 1))

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Hydrogen is a major element of the cell, it plays a key role in the biological energy cycle and thus in the cycle of matter on earth. The ability to consume or to evolve molecular hydrogen (H2) is widespread among prokaryotes (Schlegel and Schneider 1985) but rare in eukaryotic cells like algae (Stuart and Gaffron 1972), protozoa (Lindmark and Müller 1973) or higher plants. Hydrogen is metabolized in aerobic, facultatively anaerobic, strictly anaerobic or phototrophic eubacteria (both Gram-negative or Gram-positive), or in archaebacteria.

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