Capnophile
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Capnophiles are microorganisms which thrive in the presence of high concentrations of carbon dioxide, or which require the presence of carbon dioxide to survive.
Caphophiles are found in environments such as the stomachs of ruminant animals. One example, Mannheimia succiniciproducens, is known to fix carbon dioxide and produce succinic acid.
[edit] External link
- The genome sequence of the capnophilic rumen bacterium Mannheimia succiniciproducens (Nature magazine)
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