Sporomusa ovata

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Sporomusa ovata
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Sporomusa sp.
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Bacillota
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

  1. ↑ 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. Bibcode:1984ArMic.139..388M. doi:10.1007/BF00408385. S2CID   31011370.
  2. ↑ 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. PMC   2921159 . PMID   20714445.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Netburn, Deborah (September 29, 2015). "MacArthur 'genius' grant winner creates artificial leaves that photosynthesize". Los Angeles Times.


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