Knallgas-bacteria
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"Knallgas-bacteria" is a name sometimes used for bacteria which oxidize hydrogen. See Microbial metabolism Hydrogen oxidation. These bacteria include Hydrogenobacter thermophilus, Hydrogenovibrio marinus, and Helicobacter pylori. There are both gram positive and negative knallgas bacteria.
Most grow best under microaerophilic conditions. They do this because the hydrogenase used in hydrogen oxidation is inhibited by the presence of oxygen, but oxygen is still required as a terminal electron acceptor.
The word "Knallgas" is German for "bang-gas" and means a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen: see oxyhydrogen.
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