The hydrothermal vent chemolithoautotroph grows quickly in the current presence of low concentrations of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) (= CO2 + HCO3? + CO3?2). uptake or fixation. Conversely, inhibition of CsoSCA with ethoxyzolamide inhibited carbon fixation however, not DIC uptake, in keeping with this enzyme working to facilitate DIC interconversion and fixation within carboxysomes. includes… Continue reading The hydrothermal vent chemolithoautotroph grows quickly in the current presence of