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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2015

Anaerobic growth of Corynebacterium glutamicum via mixed-acid fermentation.

Andrea Michel, Abigail Koch-Koerfges, Karin Krumbach, Melanie Brocker, Michael Bott

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrea MichelIBG-1 Biotechnology, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany.
Abigail Koch-KoerfgesIBG-1 Biotechnology, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany.
Karin KrumbachIBG-1 Biotechnology, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany.
Melanie BrockerIBG-1 Biotechnology, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany.
Michael BottIBG-1 Biotechnology, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany m.bott@fz-juelich.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4701-8254
Forschungszentrum Jülich · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Corynebacterium glutamicum, a model organism in microbial biotechnology, is known to metabolize glucose under oxygen-deprived conditions to l-lactate, succinate, and acetate without significant growth. This property is exploited for efficient production of lactate and succinate. Our detailed analysis revealed that marginal growth takes place under anaerobic conditions with glucose, fructose, sucrose, or ribose as a carbon and energy source but not with gluconate, pyruvate, lactate, propionate, or acetate. Supplementation of glucose minimal medium with tryptone strongly enhanced growth up to a final optical density at 600 nm (OD600) of 12, whereas tryptone alone did not allow growth. Amino acids with a high ATP demand for biosynthesis and amino acids of the glutamate family were particularly important for growth stimulation, indicating ATP limitation and a restricted carbon flux into the oxidative tricarboxylic acid cycle toward 2-oxoglutarate. Anaerobic cultivation in a bioreactor with constant nitrogen flushing disclosed that CO2 is required to achieve maximal growth and that the pH tolerance is reduced compared to that under aerobic conditions, reflecting a decreased capability for pH homeostasis. Continued growth under anaerobic conditions indicated the absence of an oxygen-requiring reaction that is essential for biomass formation. The results provide an improved understanding of the physiology of C. glutamicum under anaerobic conditions.

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Carbohydrate MetabolismAerobiosisAnaerobiosisBioreactorsCarbonCarbon DioxideCarboxylic AcidsCorynebacterium glutamicumEnergy MetabolismFermentationHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationNitrogenCarbonCarbon DioxideCarboxylic AcidsNitrogen

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PMID26276118
PMCPMC4592858
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