A new inorganic pyrophosphate utilizing bacterium from a stagnant lake

Can J Microbiol. 1983 Oct;29(10):1470-4. doi: 10.1139/m83-226.

Abstract

An apparently new species of Clostridium was isolated from mud samples obtained from a stagnant lake near Athens, Georgia. These organisms were able to utilize inorganic pyrophosphate as a source of energy for growth, a phenomenon representing the simplest ATP-generating system in the biological world.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Anaerobiosis
  • Clostridium / classification
  • Clostridium / isolation & purification*
  • Clostridium / metabolism
  • Clostridium / ultrastructure
  • Culture Media
  • Diphosphates / metabolism*
  • Water Microbiology*

Substances

  • Culture Media
  • Diphosphates