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Thermodynamic Ecology of Hydrogen-Based Syntrophy

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Symbiosis

Part of the book series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology ((COLE,volume 4))

Conclusion

The energy available for metabolism in many anoxic ecosystems is so minimal that organisms are forced to live at the fundamental energetic threshold for life. Because organisms in these environments are energy limited, and because the amount of energy generated during catabolism hardly exceeds the biological energy quantum, competition for reducing equivalents (mainly H2) is based firmly on the bioenergetic yield of catabolism. Competition between H2 consumers gives rise to a cooperative thermodynamic situation, allowing H2 producers to convert most organic material to CO2 acetate, and H2 Hydrogen production is dependent on constant H2 consumption without which H2 production is thermodynamically inhibited; this syntrophic process is termed interspecies H2 ransfer. The term thermodynamic ecology is used here to describe the overriding principle governing microbial competition and cooperation in relevant anoxic ecosystems. The principle of thermodynamic ecology is environmentally important and can be applied to numerous anoxic environments to understand the pathways of organic-matter remineralization.

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Valentine, D.L. (2001). Thermodynamic Ecology of Hydrogen-Based Syntrophy. In: Seckbach, J. (eds) Symbiosis. Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48173-1_9

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