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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. microbiology
  3. microorganisms
  4. bacteria
  5. acetogens
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organisms
  3. microorganisms
  4. bacteria
  5. acetogens

Preferred term

acetogens

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Obligate anaerobic bacteria that generates acetate (CH3COO-) as an end product of anaerobic respiration or fermentation. They use reductive acetyl-CoA or Wood-Ljungdahl pathway as their main mechanism for energy conservation.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • homoacetogens

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/326230

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