Table 1.
Overview of literature studies wherein fumarate addition metabolites (alkylsuccinates) were detected in anaerobic laboratory incubations with n-alkanes added as pure substrates.
| n-alkane | Electron-accepting condition and culture | Literature references |
|---|---|---|
| C3 | Sulfate-reducing—strain BuS5 | Kniemeyer et al., 2007 |
| Sulfate-reducing—enrichment culture | Savage et al., 2010 | |
| C4 | Sulfate-reducing—strain BuS5 | Kniemeyer et al., 2007 |
| C6 | Nitrate-reducing—strains HxN1, OcN1 | Rabus et al., 2001 |
| Sulfate-reducing—strain ALDC (Desulfoglaeba alkanexedens) | Davidova et al., 2005 | |
| C8 | Nitrate-reducing—strain HxN1 | Rabus et al., 2001 |
| Nitrate-reducing—strains HxN1, OcN1, HdN1 | Zedelius et al., 2011 | |
| Sulfate-reducing—strain ALDC (Desulfoglaeba alkanexedens) | Davidova et al., 2005 | |
| C10 | Sulfate-reducing—strain ALDC (Desulfoglaeba alkanexedens) | Davidova et al., 2005 |
| Sulfate-reducing—strain TD3 | Rabus et al., 2011 | |
| C12 | Sulfate-reducing—strain ALDC (Desulfoglaeba alkanexedens) | Kropp et al., 2000 |
| Davidova et al., 2005 | ||
| C15 | Sulfate-reducing—Desulfatibacillum aliphaticovorans CV2803 | Cravo-Laureau et al., 2005 |
| C16 | Sulfate-reducing—Desulfatibacillum aliphaticovorans CV2803 | Cravo-Laureau et al., 2005 |
| Sulfate-reducing—Desulfatibacillum alkenivorans AK-01 | Callaghan et al., 2006 |