chemoautolithotrophic

Edge evidence

• chemoautolithotrophic uses electron donor inorganic electron donor METPO:2000009

  Chemoautolithotrophy uses inorganic chemical electron donors for energy.

  • DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-378630-2.00219-X oxidize inorganic atoms or molecules Supports lithotrophic oxidation of inorganic substrates.
• ammonia example of inorganic electron donor rdfs:subClassOf

  Ammonia is an inorganic donor in chemolithoautotrophic nitrification.

  • DOI:10.1146/annurev.micro.55.1.485 Chemolitho-autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria Supports ammonia oxidation as a chemolithoautotrophic example.
• ferrous iron example of inorganic electron donor rdfs:subClassOf

  Fe(II) is a representative inorganic electron donor.

  • DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-81412-3 Fe(II) as the energy source Supports Fe(II) oxidation as an inorganic energy source.
• inorganic electron donor feeds electrons into respiratory chain METPO:2007402

  Inorganic donor oxidation feeds respiratory energy conservation.

  • DOI:10.1016/j.bbabio.2008.09.008 membrane-bound electron transport chain Supports respiratory electron transfer as energy-conserving pathway.
• respiratory chain produces ATP METPO:2000202

  Respiratory energy conservation produces ATP.

  • DOI:10.1016/j.bbabio.2008.09.008 drives ATP synthesis Supports ATP production from electron transport.
• chemoautolithotrophic uses carbon source carbon dioxide METPO:2000006

  Chemoautolithotrophs use CO2 as the primary carbon source.

  • DOI:10.1128/AEM.02473-10 autotrophic CO2 fixation Supports inorganic carbon fixation by autotrophic pathways.
• carbon dioxide fixed by CO2-fixation pathway METPO:2007404

  CO2 is fixed into cellular carbon by autotrophic pathways.

  • DOI:10.1128/AEM.02473-10 autotrophic carbon dioxide assimilation pathway Supports conversion of CO2 by microbial autotrophic pathways.
• CO2-fixation pathway produces biomass METPO:2000202

  Fixed carbon supports biomass production.

  • DOI:10.1038/nrmicro.2016.130 microbial autotrophic production Supports biomass production from autotrophic CO2 fixation.
• chemoautolithotrophic requires CO2-fixation pathway

  Chemoautolithotrophy requires CO2 fixation to convert inorganic carbon into organic carbon.

  • DOI:10.1186/s40168-023-01712-w Chemolithoautotrophs convert CO2 to organic carbon (Deng et al. 2023).
• chemoautolithotrophic requires oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds

  Chemoautolithotrophy requires oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds for energy.

  • DOI:10.1186/s40168-023-01712-w Using the energy produced by oxidizing reduced inorganic compounds (Deng et al. 2023).
• oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds feeds electrons into respiratory chain METPO:2007402

  Oxidation of reduced inorganic compounds donates electrons to the respiratory chain.

  • DOI:10.1186/s40168-023-01712-w Energy produced by oxidizing reduced inorganic compounds is conserved via electron transport (Deng et al. 2023).
• chemoautolithotrophic distinct from chemo-organoheterotrophy

  Chemolithoautotrophy (inorganic energy, CO2 carbon) is metabolically distinct from chemo-organoheterotrophy (organic energy and carbon).

  • DOI:10.3390/molecules29102293 Chemolithoautotrophy oxidizes inorganic compounds versus chemo-organoheterotrophs using glucose (Fukala & Kucera 2024).