Phylum-wide propionate degradation and its potential connection to poly- γ-glutamate biosynthesis in Candidatus Cloacimonadota
Magdalena Całusińska, Malte Herold, Dominika Klimek, Marie Bertucci, Sébastien Lemaigre, Sébastien Cambier, Simone Zorzan, Céline C. Leclercq, Jan Dolfing, Maria Westerholm, Bettina Müller, Leila Nasirzadeh, Anna Schnürer, Paul Wilmes, Philippe Delfosse, Xavier Goux
This study identifies an alternative methylmalonyl-CoA pathway in Cloacimonadota, linking propionate degradation to poly-γ-glutamate biosynthesis and syntrophic interactions with methanogens.
bioRxiv · Nov 11, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology