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The yield coefficients forDesulfovibrio vulgaris andD. gigas varied with the electron donoracceptor combinations and with the bacterial strain. The only evidence for electron transport coupled formation of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) was with sulfate as the electron acceptor. WithD. vulgaris the ATP formation coupling to electron flow with pyruvate oxidation was 1:4 electrons and with lactate oxidation was 1:8 electrons. WithD. gigas these ratios were 1:8 electrons and 1:16 electrons for the oxidation of pyruvate and lactate. The clearest resolution of energy coupling was withD. vulgaris growing on formatesulfate medium where 2 ATP appear to be formed with the transfer of electrons from formate to adenosine phosphosulfate and one ATP with the transfer of electrons from formate to sulfite.
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Magee, E.L., Ensley, B.D. & Barton, L.L. An assessment of growth yields and energy coupling inDesulfovibrio . Arch. Microbiol. 117, 21–26 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00689346
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