Cytochrome c3 Mutants of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans

AUTOR(ES)

Rapp-Giles, Barbara J.

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

To explore the physiological role of tetraheme cytochrome c3 in the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio desulfuricans G20, the gene encoding the preapoprotein was cloned, sequenced, and mutated by plasmid insertion. The physical analysis of the DNA from the strain carrying the integrated plasmid showed that the insertion was successful. The growth rate of the mutant on lactate with sulfate was comparable to that of the wild type; however, mutant cultures did not achieve the same cell densities. Pyruvate, the oxidation product of lactate, served as a poor electron source for the mutant. Unexpectedly, the mutant was able to grow on hydrogen-sulfate medium. These data support a role for tetraheme cytochrome c3 in the electron transport pathway from pyruvate to sulfate or sulfite in D. desulfuricans G20.

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