Abstract:The bacterium
Escherichia coli
is able to survive in a wide range of adverse environmental conditions. When oxygen is limited and nitrate is present,
E. coli
synthesizes a specific electron transfer chain to produce energy for its own survival. The chain is constituted by two membrane‐bound enzymes: the initial formate dehydrogenase FdnGHI and the terminal nitrate reductase NarGHI. Electrons are transferred … Show more
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