1 Introduction to Acetogenic Bacteria and the Process of Acetogenesis
This chapter presents an overview of the history, taxonomy, phylogenetics, biochemistry, physiology, ecology, and applied aspects of acetogens. Acetogenic prokaryotes have only been found in the domain Bacteria. These prokaryotes utilize a reductive one-carbon pathway for the synthesis of acetyl-CoA, a metabolic precursor of both acetate and biomass. This pathway fixes CO2 and is termed “the acetyl-CoA pathway.” This pathway is often referred to as “the Wood-Ljungdahl pathway” in recognition of the two individuals, Harland G. Wood and Lars G. Ljungdahl, who were responsible for elucidating most of its enzymological features from the model acetogen Moorella thermoacetica (Fig. 1; see the section on Historical Perspectives in this Chapter). Acetogenesis (i.e., the process by which acetogens synthesize acetate) is often regarded as a fermentation process; however, as outlined in the subsection on CO2as Terminal...
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