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A comment to the concept on the role of nitrate fermentation and nitrate respiration in an evolutionary pathway of energy metabolism
Author(s) -
Egami F.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
zeitschrift für allgemeine mikrobiologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0044-2208
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.19730130212
Subject(s) - respiration , nitrate , fermentation , oxygen , cellular respiration , energy metabolism , metabolism , chemistry , biochemistry , environmental chemistry , biology , ecology , botany , organic chemistry , endocrinology
Our concept, that one of the pathways in evolution from fermentation to oxygen respiration may be outlined in the following sequence: fermentation nitrate fermentation nitrate respiration oxygen respiration, was criticized recently. Further supports to the concept are presented and discussed.