Vergärung von Pyruvat durch sieben Arten phototropher Purpurbakterien
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- abstracts
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Basic Microbiology
- Vol. 16 (8), 573-586
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.3630160802
Abstract
The dark, anaerobic fermentation of pyruvate under growth conditions was examined with the following species of phototrophic purple bacteria: Rhodospirillum rubrum strains Ha and S1, Rhodopseudomonas gelatinosa strain 2150, Rhodopseudomonas acidophila strain 7050, Rhodopseudomonas palustris strain ATCC 17001, Rhodopseudomonas capsulata strains Kb1 and 6950, Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides strain ATCC 17023, and Chromatium vinosum strain D. Fermentation balances were established for all experiments. Under fermentative conditions cell protein and dry weight increased only slightly, if at all. The species differed considerably in their fermentative activity; R. rubrum and R. gelatinosa exhibited the highest rates (2-8 mumoles pyruvate/mg protein-h). R. acidophila and R. capsulata showed an intermediate fermentation rate (0.4--2.0 mumoles pyruvate/mg protein-h), while the other strains tested fermented at quite low rates (0.2-0.4 mumoles pyruvate/mg protein-h). The extremes of fermentation times were from 30-380 hours. Based on the products of fermentation which were formed in addition to acetate, formate, and CO2, the species can be grouped as follows: a) R. rubrum, R. gelatinosa, and R. sphaeroides additionally form propionate. b) R. gelatinosa, R. palustris, R. capsulata, R. sphaeroides, and C. vinosum additionally form lactate. R. palustris also produces butyrate. c) R. acidophila and R. capsulata additionally form much 2,3-butanediol, acetoin, and diacetyl. Small amounts of acetoin were formed by the rest of the strains. A comparison of the fermentation of pyruvate by normal and starved cells (4 days in the light without a carbon source) of R. rubrum and R. gelatinosa shows that the latter ferment more slowly and produce less acetate and formate, but more propionate or lactate. The fermentation of pyruvate by R. rubrum was also studied in cultures in which the pH fell (7.2--6.6). Compared with the fermentation at neutral pH (7.3, 7.4), the following differences were found: a slower fermentation rate, an increased production of dry weight, an increased formation of propionate, but a reduced formation of acetate and a very low production of formate.Keywords
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