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Genome sequences reveal energy degradation mechanisms in syntrophic bacteria co-cultured with hydrogen-consuming microbes, suggesting ecological significance.
We report the genome sequences of two syntrophic bacteria, Syntrophomonas wolfei subsp. saponavida SD2 T and Syntrophomonas wolfei subsp. methylbutyratica 4J5 T , that degrade a variety of short, branched, or long-chain saturated fatty acids to obtain energy when grown in co-culture with a suitable hydrogen-consuming microbial partner strain.
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