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Microbial metabolism of oxalate and one-carbon compounds
T.S. Chandra,Y I Shethna +1 more
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The present review summarizes the recent developments in the metabolism of aile-carbon metabolizing micro-organisms, while attempting to also point out the avenues for future investigations.Abstract:
Interest in aile-carbon metabolizing micro-organisms is due to the possibility of utilizing them as a source of single cell protein. Furthermore investigations on the metabolism of these bacteria that assimilate oxalate in addition, would aid in elucidating the fundamental process of autotrophic-heterotrophic interconversions on these simple carbon compounds. The present review summarizes the recent developments in the latter field, while attempting to also point out the avenues for future investigations. It is divided into sections dealing with the metabolism of (A) Oxalate (B) Formate (e) Formamide (D) Methane, Methanol, Methylamine and CO, followed by comparative notes on (E) Autotrophy and Methylotrophy.read more
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Oxalic acid, a molecule at the crossroads of bacterial-fungal interactions.
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Oxalate, formate, formamide, and methanol metabolism in Thiobacillus novellus.
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Taxonomy of oxalotrophic Methylobacterium strains
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