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Acetogenesis from H 2 Plus CO 2 by Spirochetes from Termite Guts
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Pure cultures of termite gut spirochetes were obtained and were shown to catalyze the synthesis of acetate from H 2 plus CO 2 . The 16 S ribosomal DNA sequences of two strains were 98 percent similar and were affiliated with those of the genus Treponema . However, neither was closely related to any known treponeme. These findings imply an important role for spirochetes in termite nutrition, help to reconcile the dominance of acetogenesis over methanogenesis as an H 2 sink in termite hindguts, suggest that the motility of termite gut protozoa by means of attached spirochetes may be based on interspecies H 2 transfer, and underscore the importance of termites as a rich reservoir of novel microbial diversity.
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- Authors
- Leadbetter, J. R., Schmidt, T. M., Graber, J. R., & Breznak, J. A.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 1999-01-29
- Volume
- 283
- Issue
- 5402
- Pages
- 686-689
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2171411328
- Cited by
- 316
- References
- 20
- FWCI
- 60.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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