The Targeted Deletion of Genes Responsible for Expression of the Mth60 Fimbriae Leads to Loss of Cell-Cell Connections in Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus ΔH-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Targeted Deletion of Genes Responsible for Expression of the Mth60 Fimbriae Leads to Loss of Cell-Cell Connections in Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus ΔH

Published:2023-07-26 Issue:7 Volume:89 Page:
ISSN:0099-2240
Container-title:Applied and Environmental Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:Appl Environ Microbiol

Author:

Fink Christian¹,Martinez-Cano Gines¹,Shuster Jeremiah²,Panzera Aurora³,Rennhack Kim E.¹,Rohbohm Nils¹,Angenent Largus T.¹⁴⁵⁶⁷^ORCID,Molitor Bastian¹⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Environmental Biotechnology Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

2. Tübingen Structural Microscopy, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

3. BioOptics Facility, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

4. Cluster of Excellence–Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

5. AG Angenent, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

6. Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark

7. The Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center (CORC), Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark

Abstract

Methanothermobacter spp. have been studied for the biochemistry of hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis for many years. However, a detailed investigation of certain aspects, such as regulatory processes, was impossible due to the lack of genetic tools.

Funder

Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung

DOD | USN | ONR | Office of Naval Research Global

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/aem.00575-23

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