Table 2.
A comparison of the characteristics of the bacteria and archaea with acetate switch.
| Microorganism | Domain | Type | Acetate dissimilation enzymes | Acetate assimilation enzymes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escherichia coli | Bacteria | Heterotroph | Pta-Ack | Acs Reverse Pta-Ack |
Brown et al,27 Kumari et al28 |
| Salmonella enterica | Bacteria | Heterotroph | EutD-ACK | Acs Reverse Pta-Ack Reverse EutD-Ack |
Starai et al4,29 |
| Bacillus subtilis | Bacteria | Heterotroph | Pta-Ack | Acs | Grundy et al,2 Presecan-Siedel et al30 |
| Corynebacterium glutamicum | Bacteria | Heterotroph | No data | Reverse Pta-Ack | Dominguez et al,31 Reinscheid et al,32 Gerstmeir et al33 |
| Vibrio fischeri | Bacteria | Heterotroph | No data | Acs | Studer et al34 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | Bacteria | Heterotroph | Pta-Ack | Acs | DeMars and Bose35 |
| Campylobacter jejuni | Bacteria | Heterotroph | Pta-Ack | Acs | Wright et al36 |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Bacteria | Heterotroph | Pta-Ack | Acs Reverse Pta-Ack |
Rucker et al3 |
|
Haloarcula marismortui
Haloferax volcanii Halobacterium saccharovorum |
Archaea | Heterotroph | Acd | Acs | Brasen and Schonheit5 |
| Methanococcus maripaludis | Archaea | Autotroph | Acd | Acs | This study |
Abbreviations: Acd, ADP-forming acetyl-CoA synthetase; Ack, acetate kinase; Acs, AMP-forming acetate-CoA ligase; EutD, eut operon-encoded phosphotransacetylase; Pta, phosphotransacetylase.