Anaerobic oxidation of fatty acids by Clostridium bryantii sp. nov., a sporeforming, obligately syntrophic bacterium

By M. Stieb, B. Schink. Archives of Microbiology, 2004

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From marine and freshwater mud samples strictly anaerobic, Gram-positive, sporeforming bacteria were isolated which oxidized fatty acids in obligately syntrophic association with H2-utilizing bacteria. Even-numbered fatty acids with up to 10 carbon atoms were degraded to acetate and H2, odd-numbered fatty acids with up to 11 carbon atoms including 2-methylbutyrate were degraded to acetate, propionate and H2. Neither fumarate, sulfate, thiosulfate, sullur, nor nitrate were reduced. A marine isolate, strain CuCal, is described as type strain of a new species, Clostridium bryantii sp. nov.

Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Ecology, Molecular Biology

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• Syntrophism among Prokaryotes (2013, unknown): “The further degradation is not difficult with 2 methyl butyrate (neovalerate) because it can be b oxidized, analogous to the degradation of butyrate to acetate and propionate by, e.g., Syntrophospora bryantii (Stieb and Schink 1985).”