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ReviewEnvironmental microbiology reports2026

Energetics and Ecological Implications of Bacterial Electron Transport Chains.

Ningdong Xie, Allison M Brown, Xin Wang

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Review in Environmental microbiology reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ningdong XieDepartment of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4797-5333
Allison M BrownDepartment of Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7101-5376
Xin WangDepartment of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7174-3042

Funding

National Science Foundation 2414925
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Energy conservation by the electron transport chain (ETC) is a fundamental cellular process. Utilising membrane-bound protein complexes, the ETC allows cells to conserve chemical energy into proton motive force (PMF), which further drives the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) used for cell chemistry. In bacteria, diverse respiratory chain compositions exist, enabling them to adapt and thrive in a variety of habitats. In this mini-review, we discuss the energetic efficiency of bacterial respiratory chains to reveal underlying design principles and further explore its implications in supporting survival of bacteria utilising different energy sources. Particularly, our cross-database analyses suggest that the incorporation of cytochrome bc

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BacteriaBacterial Physiological PhenomenaEnergy MetabolismAdenosine TriphosphateElectron TransportProton-Motive ForceAdenosine Triphosphate

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PMID41942064
PMCPMC13053071

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