Physiological and 15N-NMR analysis of molecular nitrogen fixation by Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus, Methanobacterium bryantii and Methanospirillum hungatei.
Physiological and 15N-NMR analysis of molecular nitrogen fixation by Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus, Methanobacterium bryantii and Methanospirillum hungatei.
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10.1016/0167-4889(88)90138-3
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1988-10
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N. Belay;R. Sparling;B. Choi;M. Roberts;J. Roberts;L. Daniels
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N. Belay;R. Sparling;B. Choi;M. Roberts;J. Roberts;L. Daniels
Two mesophilic methanogenic bacteria,Methanobacterium bryantiistrain MOH andMethanospirillum hungateistrain GP1 were demonstrated, using several different experimental approaches, to fix dinitrogen. Evidence includes (1) growth with N2as the sole nitrogen source; (2) incorporation of15N2into cellular material (both soluble amino acid pools and insoluble cell protein and other macromolecules) detected by15N-NMR spectroscopy; (3) acetylene reduction to ethylene by the cells, and inhibition of this reaction by bromoethanesulfonic acid (BES), a methanogen inhibitor. High-resolution15N-NMR analysis of ethanol extracts of these organisms and cross-polarization magic-angle sample spinning analysis of the solid debris from these extracts are compared to labeled material fromMethanococcus thermolithotrophicus, a methanogen previously determined to fix dinitrogen.