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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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