Acetate Metabolism in Anaerobes from the Domain Archaea

Acetate and acetyl-CoA play fundamental roles in all of biology, including anaerobic prokaryotes from the domains Bacteria and Archaea, which compose an estimated quarter of all living protoplasm in Earth’s biosphere. Anaerobes from the domain Archaea contribute to the global carbon cycle by metabol...

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Main Author: James G. Ferry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:Life
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/5/2/1454