Reconstructing metabolic reaction networks enables the development of testable hypotheses of an organisms metabolism under different conditions1. State-of-the-art genome-scale metabolic models (GEMs) can include thousands of metabolites and reactions that are assigned to subcellular locations. Geneproteinreaction (GPR) rules and annotations using database information can add meta-information to GEMs. GEMs with ...
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Acetate is the most important precursor for methane in the degradation of organic matter. Only two genera of methanogenic archaea, Methanosarcina and Methanothrix (former Methanosaeta), are able to grow with acetate as sole energy and carbon source. Phylogenetically, Methanosarcina and Methanothrix both belong to the Methanosarcinales. These two genera show besides morphological differences, interesting differe...