Syntrophomonas zehnderi
| Syntrophomonas zehnderi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Syntrophomonadales |
| Family: | Syntrophomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Syntrophomonas |
| Species: | S. zehnderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Syntrophomonas zehnderi Sousa et al. 2007 | |
Syntrophomonas zehnderi is a bacterium. It is anaerobic, syntrophic (in association with methanogens, particularly Methanobacterium formicicum) and fatty‑acid‑oxidizing. The type strain is OL‑4T (=DSM 17840T =JCM 13948T). Cells are slightly curved, non‑motile rods.[1]
S. zehnderi thrives near 37 degrees C and relies on hydrogen-foraging methanogens to break down C4--C18 fatty acids into acetate, propionate, and methane.[1]
Biotechnological application
Seeding oleate-fed digesters with S. zehnderi shortens its ignition times and boosts methane production, which is regarded as a sustainable and therefore valuable biofuel.[2]
References
- 1 2 Sousa, Diana Z.; Smidt, Hauke; Alves, M. Madalena; Stams, Alfons J. M. (March 2007). "Syntrophomonas zehnderi sp. nov., an anaerobe that degrades long‑chain fatty acids in co‑culture with Methanobacterium formicicum". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 57 (3): 609–615. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64734-0. hdl:1822/6299. PMID 17329794.
- ↑ Cavaleiro, Ana J.; Sousa, Diana Z.; Alves, M. Madalena (2010). "Methane production from oleate: assessing the bioaugmentation potential of Syntrophomonas zehnderi". Water Research. 44 (17): 4940–4947. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2010.07.039. hdl:1822/11478. PMID 20696454.
External links
- Type strain of S. zehnderi at BacDive – the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase