Oxalate, formate, formamide, and methanol metabolism in Thiobacillus novellus.

Chandrashekar, TS and Shethna, YI (1977) Oxalate, formate, formamide, and methanol metabolism in Thiobacillus novellus. In: Journal of Bacteriology, 131 (2). pp. 389-398.

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Abstract

Thiobacillus novellus was able to grow with oxalate, formate, formamide, and methanol as sole sources of carbon and energy. Extensive growth on methanol required yeast extract or vitamins. Glyoxylate carboligase was detected in extracts of oxalate-grown cells. Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase was found in extracts of cells grown on formate, formamide, and thiosulfate. These data indicate that oxalate is utilized heterotrophically in the glycerate pathway, and formate and formamide are utilized autotrophically in the ribulose bisphosphate pathway. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-linked formate dehydrogenase was present in extracts of oxalate-, formate-, formamide-, and methanol-grown cells but was absent in thiosulfate- and acetate-grown cells.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Bacteriology
Publisher:	American Society of Microbiology
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to American Society of Microbiology.
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Microbiology & Cell Biology
Date Deposited:	21 Jan 2010 04:32
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:50
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/24430

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