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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > microbiology > microorganisms > bacteria > acetogens
Research, Technology, Methods > organisms > microorganisms > bacteria > acetogens
Preferred Term:

acetogens

Definition:
Obligate anaerobic bacteria that generates acetate (CH3COO-) as an end product of anaerobic respiration or fermentation. They use reductive acetyl-CoA or Wood-Ljungdahl pathway as their main mechanism for energy conservation.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
bacteria
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • homoacetogens
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/326230
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RDF/XMLCreated 2018-11-02, last modified 2018-11-16