THE ROLE OF CARBON-DIOXIDE IN GLUCOSE-METABOLISM OF BACTEROIDES-FRAGILIS
THE ROLE OF CARBON-DIOXIDE IN GLUCOSE-METABOLISM OF BACTEROIDES-FRAGILIS
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00419476
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
MACY, JM
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作者:
CASPARI, D;MACY, JM
The effect of CO2 concentration on growth and glucose fermentation of B. fragilis was studied in a defined mineral medium. Batch culture experiments were done in closed tubes containing CO2 concentrations ranging from 10-100% (with appropriate amounts of bicarbonate added to maintain the pH at 6.7). CO2 had no influence on growth rate or cell yield when the CO2 concentration was above 30% CO2 (minimum available CO2-HCO3-, 25.5 mM), whereas a slight decrease in these parameters was observed at 20 and 10% CO2 (available CO2-HCO3-, 17 and 8.5 mM, respectively). If CO2-HCO3- concentrations were below 10 mM, the lag phase lengthened and a decrease in maximal growth rate and cell yield were observed. The amount of acetate made decreased, while D-lactate concentration increased. A net production of CO2 allowed growth under conditions of extremely low concentrations of added CO2. When B. fragilis was grown in continuous culture with 100% CO2 or 100% N2, the dilution rate influenced the concentrations of acetate, succinate, propionate, D-lactate, L-malate and formate formed. Decreasing the dilution rate favored propionate and acetate production under both conditions. When the organism was grown with 100% N2, the amount of propionate formed was greater than the amount of succinate formed at all dilution rates. Except at slow dilution rates the reverse was true when 100% CO2 was used. B. fragilis was unable to grow at dilution rates faster than 0.154 h-1 when grown with 100% N2. If the gas atmosphere was 100% CO2 the organism was washed out of the culture when the dilution rate exceeded 0.38 h-1. Measurement of the phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) carboxykinase (EC 4.1.1.49) with whole, permeabilized cells of B. fragilis showed an increase of specific enzyme activity with decreasing CO2 concentrations. The mechanisms used by B. fragilis to adjust to low levels of CO2 are discussed.