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2. Phenotypic characterization of metabolic versatility
2.1 Metabolic versatility
- Understanding metabolic diversity in Bacteria, Archaea and microbial Eukarya.
- Re-inventing the prokaryotic cell.
- Assimilative carbon autotrophy and pathways for CO2-fixation.
- Energetic lifestyles: photo- and chemotrophy.
2.2 Levels of diversity
- Criteria for phenotypic characterization of Bacteria and Archaea (taxonomy acc.
to Bergey's manual).
- Diversity at the level of electron donors and electron acceptors.
- Diversity in pathways for carbohydrate catabolism and the creation of basic metabolites
for anabolism.
- How diverse membrane topologies fulfill the same chemiosmotic function.
- Functional diversity within genotypically unique groups.Genotypes, phenotypes, phylotypes
and ecotypes.
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