[Cytochrome composition and content of Citrobacter freundii]

Mikrobiologiia. 1982 Mar-Apr;51(2):216-9.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Citrobacter freundii, strain 62, produces considerable amounts of cytochromes c and b when it grows in media with different carbon compounds under both aerobic anc anaerobic conditions. The content of cytochromes c increases under anaerobic conditions, particularly in the presence of formate or DMSO, and under aerobic conditions if formate is added. In contrast, the amount of cytochromes b decreased when the culture is grown in media with formate under anaerobic conditions. Cytochrome o is principal terminal oxidase in C. freundii. Under certain growth conditions, the microorganism, just as E. coli, produced also cytochromes a and d.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Aerobiosis
  • Anaerobiosis
  • Citrobacter / growth & development
  • Citrobacter / metabolism*
  • Cytochromes / analysis
  • Cytochromes / biosynthesis*
  • Electron Transport
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism
  • Spectrophotometry, Atomic

Substances

  • Cytochromes