Anaerobic heterotrophic dark metabolism in the cyanobacterium Oscillatoria limnetica: Sulfur respiration and lactate fermentation |
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Authors: | Ahron Oren Moshe Shilo |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Microbiological Chemistry, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel |
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Abstract: | The cyanobacterium Oscillatoria limnetica, capable of anoxygenic photosynthesis in the light with sulfide as electron donor can anaerobically break down its intracellular polyglucose in the dark. In the absence of elemental sulfur, the organism carries out lactate fermentation; in its presence, anaerobic respiration occurs in which sulfur is reduced to sulfide. Induction of anoxygenic photosynthesis or synthesis of new proteins is not necessary for either process. Cells adapted in the dark to sulfur reduction are capable of anoxygenic photosynthesis during a subsequent light period, unless protein synthesis has been inhibited during the dark incubation period.Abbreviations DCMU 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea - FCCP Carbonylcyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone - mgat milligramatom - OD optical density |
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Keywords: | Oscillatoria limnetica Sulfur respiration Lactate fermentation Anoxygenic photosynthesis |
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