Engineering lithoheterotrophy in an obligate chemolithoautotrophic Fe(II) oxidizing bacterium

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 2165 - 6
• Main Authors: Jain, Abhiney, Gralnick, Jeffrey A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 25.01.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/326/171; 631/326/325; 631/326/47; 631/553/552; 631/61/318; Bacteria; Biogeochemical cycles; Humanities and Social Sciences; Iron; Leukocytes (neutrophilic); Metabolism; multidisciplinary; Science; Science (multidisciplinary)

Neutrophilic Fe(II) oxidizing bacteria like Mariprofundus ferrooxydans are obligate chemolithoautotrophic bacteria that play an important role in the biogeochemical cycling of iron and other elements in multiple environments. These bacteria generally exhibit a singular metabolic mode of growth which...