FIGURE 2.
The anaerobic degradation pathway (adapted from So et al., 2003; Cravo-Laureau et al., 2005). It shows the two types of anaerobic degradation pathway that have currently been identified. To date, subterminal carboxylation has only been found in the sulfate-reducing bacterium strain Hxd3. For short-chain n-alkanes, such as propane, please refer to Kniemeyer et al. (2007).
