Anaerobic Oxidation of Fatty Acids and Alkenes by the Hyperthermophilic Sulfate-Reducing ArchaeonArchaeoglobus fulgidus

• DOI: 10.1128/aem.02810-09
• Publication Date: 2010-03-20T01:39:32Z
• Authors: Nadia Khelifi; Vincent Grossi; Moktar Hamdi; Alain Dolla; Jean-Luc Tholozan; Bernard Ollivier; Agnès Hirschler-...
• Keywords: Electron acceptor

Archaeoglobus fulgidus oxidizes fatty acids (C(4) to C(18)) and n-alk-1-enes (C(12:1) C(21:1)) in the presence of thiosulfate as a terminal electron acceptor. End products metabolism were CO(2) sulfide. Growth on perdeuterated hexadecene yielded C(15)- C(17)-labeled metabolites, thus confirming ability A. oxidize alkyl chains.