Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10879395 | Systematic and Applied Microbiology | 2014 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The solventogenesis genes crt, bcd, etfA/B and hbd composing the bcs (butyryl-CoA synthesis) operon of C. tetanomorphum GT6 were sequenced. They occur in a genomic arrangement identical to those in other solventogenic clostridia. Furthermore, the sequence of a potential regulator gene highly similar to that of the NADH-sensing Rex family of regulatory genes was found upstream of the bcs operon. Potential binding sites for Rex have been identified in the promoter region of the bcs operon of solvent producing clostridia as well as upstream of other genes involved in NADH oxidation. This indicates a fundamental role of Rex in the regulation of fermentation products in anaerobic, and especially in solventogenic bacteria.
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Authors
J.C. Panitz, V.V. Zverlov, V.T.T. Pham, S. Stürzl, D. Schieder, W.H. Schwarz,