Sporomusa ovata
| Sporomusa ovata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Firmicutes |
| Class: | Negativicutes |
| Order: | Selenomonadales |
| Family: | Veillonellaceae |
| Genus: | Sporomusa |
| Species: | S. ovata |
| Binomial name | |
| Sporomusa ovata Möller et al. 1984 | |
Sporomusa ovata is a species of bacteria with characteristic banana-shaped cells. Its cells are strictly anaerobic, Gram-negative, endospore-forming, straight to slightly curved rods that are motile by means of lateral flagella.[1] It has been the subject of much research into electrosynthesis of energy-containing carbon chains.[2][3]
Sporomusa ovata is a candidate as the biological catalyst for an "artificial leaf" that converts sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into oxygen and liquid fuels.[4]
References
- ↑ Möller, Bernhard (1984). "Sporomusa, a new genus of gram-negative anaerobic bacteria including Sporomusa sphaeroides spec. nov. and Sporomusa ovata spec. nov.". Archives of microbiology 139 (4): 388. doi:10.1007/BF00408385.
- ↑ Nevin, Kelly (2010). "Microbial electrosynthesis: feeding microbes electricity to convert carbon dioxide and water to multicarbon extracellular organic compounds". MBio 1 (2): e00103–10. doi:10.1128/mBio.00103-10. PMID 20714445.
- ↑ Lovley, Derek (2013). "Electrobiocommodities: powering microbial production of fuels and commodity chemicals from carbon dioxide with electricity". Current opinion in biotechnology 24 (3): 385–90. doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2013.02.012. PMID 23465755.
- ↑ Netburn, Deborah (September 29, 2015). "MacArthur 'genius' grant winner creates artificial leaves that photosynthesize". Los Angeles Times.
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