aerobic respiration, using carbon monoxide as electron donor

Term ID

GO:0019410

Synonyms

Definition

The metabolic process in which carbon monoxide (CO) is oxidized to carbon dioxide (CO2) to generate energy. Conservation of energy in this process likely uses sodium ion gradients for ATP synthesis and is coupled to quantitative sulfide methylation. 18024677

References

Ontology

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