Fermentation of Fumarate and L-malate by Clostridium Formicoaceticum

Overview

Journal J Bacteriol

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1978 Jan 1

PMID 618841

Citations 30

Authors

M Dorn

J R Andreesen

G Gottschalk

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Abstract

The fermentation of fumarate and L-malate by Clostridium formicoaceticum was investigated. Growing and nongrowing cells degraded fumarate by dismutation to succinate, acetate, and CO2; on the other hand, only small amounts of succinate were detected when the organism was grown on L-malate. This dicarboxylic acid was mainly converted to acetate and CO2. The fermentation balances were modified if bicarbonate or formate were present in the medium. When C. formicoaceticum was grown in the presence of both dicarboxylic acids, fumarate was consumed before L-malate. The latter was mainly converted to acetate, whereas fumarate was fermented to acetate and succinate. Molar growth yields were determined to be 6 g of dry weight per mol of fumarate and 8 g of dry weight per mol of L-malate fermented.

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