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. 2001 Nov;183(21):6344–6354. doi: 10.1128/JB.183.21.6344-6354.2001

TABLE 2.

Redox-balancing systems for photoheterotrophic growth conditions in strains of R. capsulatus

Strain Redox-balancing system under following growth conditiona
M-A M-A-D M-G M-G-D
SB1003 CBBb CBB; DMSORc CBB; Nitrogenased CBB; nitrogenase; DMSOR
SBI/II No growthe DMSOR Nitrogenase Nitrogenase; DMSOR
RCP Unknownf Unknown; DMSOR Unknown; Nitrogenase Unknown; nitrogenase; DMSOR
SBP Poor growth DMSOR Nitrogenase Nitrogenase; DMSOR
SBP-PHC Nitrogenase Nitrogenase; DMSOR Nitrogenase Nitrogenase; DMSOR
a

M-A, malate-ammonia; M-A-D, malate-ammonia-DMSO; M-G, malate-glutamate; M-G-D, malate-glutamate-DMSO. 

b

CBB, CBB system. 

c

DMSOR, DMSOR system. 

d

Nitrogenase, dinitrogenase enzyme complex. 

e

No growth in the absence of an exogenous oxidant, such as DMSO. 

f

Unknown, redox-balancing mechanism remains to be established.