Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
15th Edition
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Author: Michael T. Madigan, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, W. Matthew Sattley, David A. Stahl
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Syntrophic bacteria comprise an important group of organisms which play an important role in the conversion of organic compounds to methane. Syntrophomonas and Syntrophobacter are important and common examples of syntrophic bacteria which belong to Syntrophs. Species of Syntrophomonas can use fatty acids up to the length of C18 and can also use few types of unsaturated fatty acids. Syntrophomonas wolfei is a species which can oxidize fatty acids up to the length of C4 to C8.
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Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
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