Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE17834: Transcriptome analysis of Geobacter sulfurreducens grown with different nitrogen sources GSE17837: ChIP-chip of Geobacter sulfurreducens PCA with antibody against RpoN under various conditions. Refer to individual Series
Project description:Propionate accumulation is an important bottleneck for anaerobic degradation of organic matter. We hypothesized that propionate conversion by a novel coculture of Syntrophobacter fumaroxidans and Geobacter sulfurreducens can be an alternative strategy for propionate oxidation coupled to Fe(III) reduction. In this study, we successfully cocultured S. fumaroxidans and G. sulfurreducens on propionate and Fe(III). Proteomic analyses of this coculture provided insights into the underlying mechanisms of propionate metabolism pathway and interspecies electron transfer mechanism. Our study can be further useful in understanding syntrophic propionate degradation in bioelectrochemical and anaerobic digestion systems.
Project description:Geobacter sulfurreducens has a complex metabolism that adapts to use electron acceptors at a wide range of redox potentials. In this study, we used RNA-seq to identify genes associated with electron transfer pathways at different redox potentials. By correlating the RNA-seq data with cyclic voltammetry, we associated several multiheme cytochromes with specific electron transfer pathways.
