Probing Direct Cell-to-Cell Exchange of Matter in a Clostridium Syntrophic Coculture

Abstract

The goal of this ARO project is to dissect at the cellular a binary Clostridium syntrophic co-culture that exhibits unusual and previously unreported phenomena of cell fusion and direct exchange of matter between the two microbes, based on data developed under the support of an ARO STIR grant. The syntrophic system is made up of Clostridium acetobutylicum (Cac), which converts simple and complex carbohydrates into solvents and carboxylates, and the acetogen C. ljungdahlii (Clj) which fixes CO2.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 05, 2022
Accession Number
AD1221508

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  • Eleftherios T Papoutsakis

Organizations

  • University of Delaware

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  • Microbial Pathology
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.