Halanaerobium hydrogeniformans is an alkaliphilic bacterium that is capable of biohydrogen production at (pH 11 and 7% (w/v) sodium chloride (NaCl) salts) and 33 °C (91 °F);[2] it is commonly found in haloalkaline lakes.
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H. hydrogeniformans was first discovered by Melanie Mormile, professor of biological sciences at Missouri University of Science and Technology and her team, from Soap Lake, Washington.[3]
Microbiology
editHalanaerobium hydrogeniformans is an obligately anaerobic, Gram-negative, non-motile, non-sporulating, elongated rod bacterium,[2] which can tolerate the extreme conditions of both high salinity and alkalinity of its environment, and which has optimal growth at pH 11 and 7% NaCl. It can ferment a variety of 5- and 6-carbon sugars derived from cellulose and hemicelluloses, including cellobiose, and forms the end products hydrogen, acetate, and formate.[4]
Genome structure
editThe H. hydrogeniformans genome sequence was determined through a combination of Illumina and 454 technologies. The total genome size is 2,613,116 bp. The genome is 33.1% G+C and contains 2,295 candidate protein-encoding gene models. The genome contains four separate ribosomal RNA (rRNA) operons, each containing a 5S, a 16S, and a 23S rRNA gene, with 99.9 to 100% identity between 16S rRNA genes.[2]
Applications
editAs the price of fossil fuels increases and reserves diminish, biofuel production is seen as a viable contribution to current and future energy demands. Halanaerobium hydrogeniformans can use several pure sugars for hydrogen production. Hence, this bacterium can potentially increase the efficiency and efficacy of biohydrogen production from renewable biomass resources.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Halanaerobium hydrogeniformans (Halanaerobium sp. (strain sapolanicus))". www.uniprot.org.
- ^ a b c Brown, SD; Begemann, MB; Mormile, MR; Wall, JD; Han, CS; Goodwin, LA; Pitluck, S; Land, ML; Hauser, LJ; Elias, DA (July 2011). "Complete genome sequence of the haloalkaliphilic, hydrogen-producing bacterium Halanaerobium hydrogeniformans". Journal of Bacteriology. 193 (14): 3682–3. doi:10.1128/JB.05209-11. PMC 3133330. PMID 21602336.
- ^ McCune, Joe (30 January 2015). "S&T researcher finds hydrogen production in extreme bacterium". Missouri University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Begemann, MB; Mormile, MR; Sitton, OC; Wall, JD; Elias, DA (2012). "A Streamlined Strategy for Biohydrogen Production with Halanaerobium hydrogeniformans, an Alkaliphilic Bacterium". Frontiers in Microbiology. 3: 93. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2012.00093. PMC 3325762. PMID 22509174.