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Genome sequencing reveals metabolic pathways for fatty acid degradation in a specific bacterium, highlighting ecological interactions.
The syntrophic fatty acid-degrading bacterium Syntrophomonas curvata strain GB8-1 T , isolated from anaerobic granular sludge, metabolizes C4–C18 fatty acids when grown with a suitable hydrogenotrophic partner. The complete genome sequence data provide insight into syntrophic fatty acid compound degradation under thermodynamically limiting conditions when exogenous electron acceptors are absent.
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