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Metabolism
M. hakonensis is an aerobic chemolithoautotroph that utilized sulfur oxidation as its main source of energy. M. hakonensis is capable of utilizing yeast extract (excluding sugars), L-glutamic acid, L-tryptophan, and sulfur compounds such as elemental sulfur and hydrogen sulfide as energy sources, similar to other Metallosphaera species. One unique feature of M. hakonensis not seen in other Metallosphaera species id the ability to utilize FeS clusters and the sulfur anion, tetrathionate (O6S42-).