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Halophilic Acetogenic Bacteria

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Acetogenesis

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As outlined in preceding chapters of this book, acetogenic bacteria have a specialized physiological potential for the conservation of energy via the reduction of CO2 to acetate. They also harbor diverse catabolic processes and are found in unusual habitats. Although their role in nature was initially viewed somewhat restrictively, it is now evident that they might have a large impact on carbon and energy flow in some environments, in particular that of certain gastrointestinal ecosystems (Breznak et al., 1988; Kane and Breznak, 1991a, 1991b). However, specialized (or extreme) terrestrial environments are largely unexplored relative to the involvement of acetogenesis and associated organisms.

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Zavarzin, G.A., Zhilina, T.N., Pusheva, M.A. (1994). Halophilic Acetogenic Bacteria. In: Drake, H.L. (eds) Acetogenesis. Chapman & Hall Microbiology Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1777-1_16

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