Propionate oxidation by Geobacter sulfurreducens is electron acceptor dependent
David Hernández-Villamor, Jean-Romain Bautista Angeli, Aya Jeaidi, A. Joaquin Garcia, Korneel Rabaey, Antonin Prévoteau
This paper shows Geobacter sulfurreducens can oxidize propionate, but only when specific electron acceptors are present, and identifies the methylmalonyl-CoA pathway as the main degradation route.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · May 21, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology