Metabolism in Bacteria

Metabolism in bacteria
Dr.Baha, Hamdi.AL-Amiedi
Ph .D.Microbiology
The processes of breakdown and utilization of food material in bacteria are basically similar to higher organisms ,metabolism can be divided into
-1-catabolism
-anabolism2-
Catabolism: is break down of chemical compound into their constituent atoms molecules.
Anabolism : conversion or synthesis of catabolically generated atom into macromolecuoles that constitute physical & chemical make up of cells
All microorganisum seem to have certain fundamental metabolic pathway concerned in the interconversion
necessary for the production abasic building blockstightly regulated to satisfy the bacterium needs without consuming unncecessary energy. By breakdown of chemical compounds the main energy - providing chemical compounds are the nutrients Respiration metabolism.
aerobes obtain energy by a series of coupled oxidation reductions in which the. In this aerobic respiration the carbon in (Fuel) as energy source may be complete oxidized to carbon dioxide and water energy is obtain by a process called oxidative phosphorylation production of energy rich phosphate pound( ATP molecules