Table 2. Validated and predicted carbon sources and electron donors for G. metallireducens.
Experimentally and Computationally Validated Carbon Sources and Electron Donors | Computationally Predicted Carbon Sources and Electron Donors | Experimentally and Computationally Validated Electron Acceptors |
3-Methylbutanoic acid, p-Cresol, 4-Hydroxy-benzyl alcohol, 4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde, 4-Hydroxybenzoate, Acetate, Butanol, Butyrate (n-C4:0), Benzoate, Benzaldehyde, Benzyl alcohol, Ethanol, Isobutyrate, Phenol, Propionate (n-C3:0), Propanol, Pentanoate, Pyruvate, Toluene | Formate†, Glycerol, Long Chain Fatty Acids (Saturated and Unsaturated) | Fe(III), Manganese Mn(IV), Uranium U(VI), Technetium Tc(VII), Vanadium V(V), Nitrate, Nitrite |
Formate was validated as a carbon source and electron donor experimentally in this study.