Characterization of Hydrogen Metabolism in the Multicellular Green Alga Volvox carteri

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 4; p. e0125324
• Main Authors: Cornish, Adam J, Green, Robin, Gärtner, Katrin, Mason, Saundra, Hegg, Eric L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 30.04.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: 08 HYDROGEN; Algae; Algal Proteins - chemistry; Algal Proteins - genetics; Algal Proteins - metabolism; Amino Acid Sequence; Anaerobic conditions; Aquatic plants; BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; Biohydrogen; Biological activity; Biological evolution; Chemical properties; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; Chlorophyta; Cloning, Molecular; Clostridium; Clusters; Energy sources; Fermentation; Gene Expression Profiling; Gene Order; Genes; Genomes; Genomics; Hydrogen; Hydrogen - metabolism; Hydrogenase; Hydrogenase - chemistry; Hydrogenase - genetics; Hydrogenase - metabolism; Metabolism; Microorganisms; Molecular Sequence Data; Multigene Family; Proteins; Sequence Alignment; Volvox; Volvox - genetics; Volvox - metabolism; Volvox carteri; United States > US; East Lansing Michigan; Michigan

Hydrogen gas functions as a key component in the metabolism of a wide variety of microorganisms, often acting as either a fermentative end-product or an energy source. The number of organisms reported to utilize hydrogen continues to grow, contributing to and expanding our knowledge of biological hy...