{"id":41382,"date":"2023-08-03T15:01:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T09:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/syntrophism-or-syntrophy\/"},"modified":"2023-08-03T15:01:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T09:16:35","slug":"syntrophism-or-syntrophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/syntrophism-or-syntrophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Syntrophism or Syntrophy Interaction- Definition, Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0a0a0a;color:#0a0a0a\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0a0a0a;color:#0a0a0a\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/syntrophism-or-syntrophy\/#syntrophism-definition\" title=\"Syntrophism Definition\">Syntrophism Definition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/syntrophism-or-syntrophy\/#1-syntrophic-degradation-of-hexoses\" title=\"1. Syntrophic degradation of hexoses\">1. Syntrophic degradation of hexoses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/syntrophism-or-syntrophy\/#2-syntrophic-degradation-of-amino-acids\" title=\"2. Syntrophic degradation of amino acids\">2. Syntrophic degradation of amino acids<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/syntrophism-or-syntrophy\/#3-bacteria-in-the-rumen\" title=\"3. Bacteria in the rumen\">3. Bacteria in the rumen<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/syntrophism-or-syntrophy\/#references-and-sources\" title=\"References and Sources\">References and Sources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"syntrophism-definition\"><\/span><b>Syntrophism <\/b><b>Definition<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Syntrophism or syntrophy is a special kind of interaction between two metabolically different organisms where they interact by short-distance metabolite transfer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This type of association enables the organisms involved to carry out a metabolic function that neither of them can perform alone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The growth of one organism depends on nutrients, growth factors, and the substrate provided by the other.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The degree of dependence among different species can vary considerably where one of the organisms depends on the other for nutrient supply while aiding in the removal of metabolic products.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Syntrophy can be described as a resource-service type mutualism as one of the partners provides a chemical compound to the other in exchange for a reward.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The definition and concept of syntrophy have been a topic of discussion for a long time. The term is now restricted to indicate interactions where the partners depend on each other to perform the metabolic activity and the dependence cannot be overcome by simply adding a co-substrate or a particular nutrient.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Syntrophism is often used in microbiology to indicate the symbiotic relationship between different bacterial species.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hydrogen transfer between microorganisms is considered the heart of syntrophy as it serves as an efficient carrier in reductive metabolism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The transfer of electrons can occur in different ways, either by the transfer of chemical compounds or organic and inorganic mediators.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different studies have indicated that microbes involved in syntrophic association often have evolved molecular mechanisms to establish communication leading to efficient metabolic cooperation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Syntrophism is more common in anoxic environments which helps study the workings of microbial life at minimum energy gains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The association works by converting endergonic reactions into exergonic in order to exploit minimal resources and support the survival and proliferation of the species involved.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the partners keeps the concentration of the intermediate products low via active consumption so that the other can further degrade the substrate.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33534\" src=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Syntrophism-or-Syntrophy-Interaction.jpeg\" alt=\"Syntrophism or Syntrophy Interaction\" width=\"825\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Syntrophism-or-Syntrophy-Interaction.jpeg 825w, https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Syntrophism-or-Syntrophy-Interaction-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Syntrophism-or-Syntrophy-Interaction-768x403.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Examples of Syntrophism<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-syntrophic-degradation-of-hexoses\"><\/span><b>1. Syntrophic degradation of hexoses<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The anaerobic degradation of hexose sugars is an exergonic process, but the process doesn\u2019t yield enough energy to support the growth of the bacteria.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to achieve a sufficient energy level, the hydrogen pressure in the system is to be reduced.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In anoxic environments with complex microbial communities consisting of methanogens and homoacetogens, these bacteria work together to maintain a low hydrogen pressure while increasing energy per mole of the substrate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The increase in energy yield facilitates complete fermentation of hexoses into acetate, CO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><sub>2<\/sub>,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and H<\/span><sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These end products are then further metabolized by methanogenic and homoacetogenic partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the absence of such interactions, the fermentation shifts towards the production of butyrate, ethanol, and lactate.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-syntrophic-degradation-of-amino-acids\"><\/span><b>2. Syntrophic degradation of <a href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/amino-acids-properties-structure-classification-and-functions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amino acids<\/a><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Degradation of <a href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/proteins-properties-structure-classification-and-functions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>proteins<\/strong><\/a> yields a mixture of amino acids and smaller peptides which are then subsequently metabolized by anaerobic microbes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under anoxic conditions, degradation of amino acids is obtained by coupling of oxidation and reduction of amino acids to produce carboxylic acids.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During this process, hydrogen production can occur in the absence of electron acceptors. In a complex microbial community, however, the electrons are removed by transferring it to sulfate-reducing, homoacetogenic or methanogenic bacteria.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The transfer help maintain the level of hydrogen, thus, facilitating the degradation of further amino acids.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-bacteria-in-the-rumen\"><\/span><b>3. Bacteria in the rumen<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rumen in ruminants consists of a complex group of microorganisms, most of which are syntrophic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The anaerobic degradation of organic compounds in the rumen results in the production of fatty acids and hydrogen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The accumulation of hydrogen in the rumen then inhibits the ability of the microorganisms to continue the degradation of organic matter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the microbial community consists of hydrogen-consuming microbes in a syntrophic association in order to allow further degradation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hydrogen-consuming microbes include methanogens, acetogens, and sulfate-reducers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, the syntrophic association between the hydrogen-consuming microbes and the fermenters enables continuous degradation of organic compounds and growth of both the partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"references-and-sources\"><\/span><b>References and Sources<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schink B., Stams A.J.M. (2013) Syntrophism Among Prokaryotes. In: Rosenberg E., DeLong E.F., Lory S., Stackebrandt E., Thompson F. (eds) The Prokaryotes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-642-30123-0_59\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-642-30123-0_59<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Morris BE, Henneberger R, Huber H, Moissl-Eichinger C. Microbial syntrophy: interaction for the common good. FEMS Microbiol Rev. 2013 May;37(3):384-406. doi: 10.1111\/1574-6976.12019. PMID: 23480449.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kouzuma, Atsushi et al. \u201cMicrobial interspecies interactions: recent findings in syntrophic consortia.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frontiers in microbiology<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vol. 6 477. 13 May. 2015, doi:10.3389\/fmicb.2015.00477.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>3% &#8211; https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/236036803_Microbial_syntrophy_interaction_for_the_common_good_FEMS_Microbiology_Ecology_37_384-406<\/li>\n<li>2% &#8211; http:\/\/europepmc.org\/articles\/PMC4429618<\/li>\n<li>1% &#8211; https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/337583453_Extracellular_electron_transfer-dependent_anaerobic_oxidation_of_ammonium_by_anammox_bacteria<\/li>\n<li>1% &#8211; https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/309617886_Happy_together_microbial_communities_that_hook_up_to_swap_electrons<\/li>\n<li>1% &#8211; https:\/\/www.ni.com\/en-us\/innovations\/case-studies\/19\/hil-test-systems-for-the-bmw-hydrogen.html<\/li>\n<li>1% &#8211; https:\/\/research.wur.nl\/en\/publications\/syntrophic-degradation-of-amino-acids-by-thermophilic-methanogeni<\/li>\n<li>&lt;1% &#8211; https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1385894711007376<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syntrophism Definition Syntrophism or syntrophy is a special kind of interaction between two metabolically different organisms where they interact by short-distance metabolite transfer. This type of association enables the organisms &#8230; <a title=\"Syntrophism or Syntrophy Interaction- Definition, Examples\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/syntrophism-or-syntrophy\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Syntrophism or Syntrophy Interaction- Definition, Examples\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":41383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6189],"tags":[4326,3999,5899],"custom":{"td_video":"","featured_image":"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Syntrophism-or-Syntrophy-Interaction-1.jpeg","author":{"name":"Anupama Sapkota","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e9c86afc1670c49efeb260138ec905b?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"categories":[{"term_id":6189,"name":"Biology","slug":"biology","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":6189,"taxonomy":"category","description":"<strong>Biology is a vast discipline that 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transformed cells after acquiring a series of changes that permit them to form tumors, which behave differently depending on the genetic changes that result in this transformation.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The hallmarks of cancer cells include signs like self-sufficiency in growth signals, evasion of programmed cell death, insensitivity to growth-inhibitory signals, limitless replicative potential, sustained angiogenesis, and tissue invasion.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Cancer biology is a vast branch that studies the process of carcinogenesis, mutations, carcinogens, and cellular changes.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The role of cancer biology in the perioperative period is of increasing interest as it provides evidence regarding fundamental principles of cancer biology, especially tumor microenvironment, and discusses new therapeutic opportunities.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Different researches in cancer biology help in the identification of cancer symptoms and the formation of malignant tumors of different cells found in living beings.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>These researches also enable the differentiation between normal cells and cancer cells which assists in the early diagnosis of 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