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Original-"Betaproteobacteria"

Metabolism
As with other classes of Proteobacteria, the Betaproteobacteria are metabolically very diverse. Some, such as Rhodocyclus can derive energy from sunlight. A number of others can use inorganic compounds to generate energy, such as the economically important members of the Nitrosomonadales which can perform nitrification.

Edit- "Betaproteobacteria"

Metabolism
As with other classes of Proteobacteria, the Betaproteobacteria are metabolically very diverse.

Some, such as Rhodocyclus can derive energy from sunlight while using organic compounds as carbon sources.

Denitrifiers can use organic compounds such as succinate, glucose, or ethanol as electron donors in a catabolic pathway to reduce nitrate and nitrite into gaseous forms. Proteobacteria from the Burkholderia genus are capable of forming nodules on the roots of legumes. These organisms reduce atmospheric nitrogen as a part of their biosynthetic pathways.

Strains of betaproteobacteria found in very basic environments grow both heterotrophically and autotrophically .When growing autotrophically, hydrogen is used as an electron donor for catabolism and oxygen is a used as an electron acceptor for anabolism. A variety of different organic compounds and inorganic electron donors and acceptors are used when these alkaliphilic organisms use autotrophic modes of metabolism.

A number of others can use inorganic compounds to generate energy, such as the economically important members of the Nitrosomonadales which can perform nitrification, a process that includes both catabolism and anabolism.

Malhar97 (talk) 06:57, 9 October 2017 (UTC)

Metabolism
As with other classes of Proteobacteria, the Betaproteobacteria are metabolically very diverse.

Some, such as Rhodocyclus can derive energy from sunlight while using organic compounds as carbon sources.

Denitrifiers can use organic compounds such as succinate, glucose, or ethanol as electron donors in a catabolic pathway to reduce nitrate and nitrite into gaseous forms. Succinate being involved in the TCA cycle, is the preferred source of carbon and electrons for denitrification in aerobic conditions. Proteobacteria from the Burkholderia genus are capable of forming nodules on the roots of legumes. These organisms reduce atmospheric nitrogen as a part of their biosynthetic pathways. This is a symbiotic relationship in which the bacteria gain a carbon source for catabolism and the plant gains fixed nitrogen.

Strains of betaproteobacteria found in very basic environments grow both heterotrophically and autotrophically. When growing autotrophically with CaCO3 as a carbon source, hydrogen is used as an electron donor for catabolism and oxygen is a used as an electron acceptor for anabolism. When these alkaliphilic organisms use autotrophic modes of metabolism, a variety of different organic as well as inorganic electron donors and acceptors are used.

A number of others can use inorganic compounds to generate energy, such as the economically important members of the Nitrosomonadales which can perform nitrification, a process that includes both catabolism and anabolism.

Malhar97 (talk) 07:30, 20 October 2017 (UTC)